Originally Posted by
SFO_FT
Have a DONE5 that originated in DOH and interested in changing the tix to do a South America side trip from LAX. So, is this legal? DOH MEL HKG LAX GRU LAX LHR DOH All of these cities shown are stopovers -- ie, both times in LAX will be stopovers between the flights to/from GRU. Confirming this "side trip" is OK and doesn't require that LAX be a connection one of the two times I fly through. Recognise that this type of side trip to a different continent (HKG SYD HKG for example) as in that case one of the HKG visits would have to be a transit to a different continent rather than a stopover. Thx.
What you want do is legal
Your current ticket (without the South American side trip) must be a DONE4. Adding the side trip will change it to a DONE5. You will have to pay the fare difference between the two, and your taxes, fees and charges will be recalculated.
When visiting a continent twice (North America in your case), the requirement that one of the visits be a "transfer without stopover" was removed a year ago - see this post in this thread
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28695746-post461.html