Originally Posted by
pandaperth
Oneworld TATL fuel fines are a rip-off. AA and the Oneworld European Carriers (BA, AY and IB) operate a JBV (Joint Business Venture = a government-sanctioned cartel). They fix prices, share revenue and all charge the same fuel fines between A-and-B.
One more reason to fly QR between DOH and North America.
Originally Posted by
pandaperth
You are allowed up to six flight segments in North America, but only one of them can a trans-continental flight.
The rules actually have a list of cities that are considered "west coast" cities for the purposes of this rule, and another list of cities that are considered "east coast" cities for the rule. There are occasionally opportunities to game this when nonstop service is added, but they forget to add the city to the appropriate list in the rule. I've done it with back-to-backs LAX-RDU-LAX and LAX-MBJ-LAX.