Originally Posted by
ajnaro
Are the following rules about no stop-over still on the books: 1) upon second entry in North America coming from South America, 2) upon second entry in Europe coming from South Africa?
I don't believe so.
Code:
E. ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL PERMITTED IN EACH
CONTINENT EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS -
1. TWO PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA.
2. TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA WHEN ONE IS FOR TRAVEL
BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST.
3. TWO PERMITTED IN EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST FOR
TRAVEL TO/FROM/VIA AFRICA. IF TRAVEL IS
TO/FROM EUROPE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ITINERARY
MAY NOT INCLUDE MAURITIUS/SOUTH AFRICA.
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Originally Posted by
ajnaro
I can now answer my own question, at least about North America. I tried making a new booking with the AA around the world desk. It contains two entries to North America: one from HND and the other from GIG. Two different agents, both of whom I knew from previous interactions, insisted that one of these entries would have to be without stop-over. Finally, I asked one of them to check with the rate desk and the answer that came back was something like ‘we have to allow two stop-overs because of the wording of the rule’. From that, I conclude that the current version of the rule is the one given in post #461 above.
There may be a subtlety: if your journey begins in the USA, you may not have a stopover on your second entry.
Code:
F.ONLY ONE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL TO/FROM THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN PERMITTED - EXCEPTION TWO PERMITTED FOR
ORIGIN USA WHEN ONE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE IS A
TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER.
NOTE - TRAVEL BETWEEN US AND CANADA IS NOT
COUNTED AS INTERNATIONAL.
NOTE - NO MORE THAN 4 INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
FROM THE ONE COUNTRY PERMITTED.