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Old Apr 20, 2019 | 5:35 am
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Originally Posted by lokijuh
There are various interpretations of what defines backtracking for SQ star alliance awards (not involving SQ as a carrier). One such definition is >50% of the direct distance between two ports. According to great circle mapper, TSO-OSL-ZRH-LAX is ~51% more than TSO-LAX and this could be why it is not allowed. Mileage Plus has different rules.
Interesting. I wanted to fly IST-BOM but TK wasn’t available. So KF offered IST-SIN-BOM as two separate tickets. The first person I spoke with claimed it’s back tracking hence refused to issue as one redemption. But another person later agreed to do so. Obviously the rules are open to interpretation leeway?
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