Originally Posted by
pcostaa
If I'm based in Europe - could I do Southern Africa for say 6 weeks and later head out to Australia - and then return back to Europe from New Zealand? Would that be considered a 3-region award?
* The guy on the phone said that the middle region could be Southeast Asia (better flights), but I'm wondering if that's mandatory or if I get to choose the region I want to stopover in.
* He also said that arriving in AUS and departing from NZL would be ok since I can have an open jaw on the turn-around point. But, could I add the connecting flight from another airport in AUS to NZL or would I have to book that separately?
* Could I manage to do a stopover on the way back from NZL in Singapore for a couple of days?
To be more specific, this is what I'm thinking:
GVA - NBO (open jaw) CPT - PER but I may be pushing this one too much so I'd be happy with GVA - CPT (stopover) CPT - PER
SYD - AKL
AKL - SIN (stopover) - GVA I think SIN is another region and I may not be able to do a stopover, but that would be ok, I guess
GVA - NBO (open jaw) CPT - PER:
What you call an "open jaw" is a "surface sector" between NBO and CPT which is not allowed. An "open jaw" is only allowed at the origin or destination of your award.
Also consider that there are no direct flights between GVA and NBO.
GVA - CPT (stopover) CPT - PER
SYD - AKL:
You would be missing a flight between PER and SYD. This route is not (feasibly) operated by *A, so you would have a "surface sector" again - which is not allowed.
Also consider that there are no direct flights between GVA and CPT.
AKL - SIN (stopover) - GVA:
That part is fine and you can have a stopover in SIN. Consider there are no direct flights between SIN and GVA.
The basic rules (there are more, but I won't get into all the details):
- You can touch more than 3 regions with a 3+-region award
- You can touch different regions on the outbound and on the inbound
- You can have a stopover on the outbound as well as the outbound (but not in the originating region, here: in Europe)
- You can have a maximum of 4 segments each on the outbound and on the inbound
With this in mind, you could do something like:
- GVA-ZRH-CPT(Stopover)-PER // AKL-SIN(Stopover)-ZRH-GVA as a 3+-region award
- and then buy PER-SYD-AKL separately
If you find availability on all sectors, that is!
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