Originally Posted by
essexnyc
Is SEZ-AUH-JFK two different awards? An agent told me that it was as it goes through a third zone, but Europe is a third zone too. The AA site just says Africa - North America has to cross the Atlantic except through HKG, and AUH-JFK crosses the Atlantic.
There is no logic to this. Third zones are not allowed except when they are allowed. You must cross the Atlantic, except when certain transfer points (HKG, AUH) are involved. So it's basically a matter of individual cases rather than general rules. Africa is one award on QR, but two on EY.