3) Part of my itinerary will be LHR-GIG - is it possible to get off at GRU as a stopover on a one number flight and for it not to be considered a segment when continue later and fly GRU - GIG This will be considered as two segments. I will try and check on the traffic rights. Might be interesting for status points as I believe that this counts as a long haul ex LON and full long haul points should be awarded for the GRU-GIG. Others have a different opinion. Please report success or not
It would be one longhaul and one shorthaul if it were a legal routing...but its not. BA has changed the system so the cutoff is 2000 miles even for BA flights. However, neither BA nor LA have intra-Brazil traffic rights so you can go either to GIG or GRU but would have to then exit the country unless you bought an extra ticket on your own.