I am in the middle of booking my very first LONE5. Itenerary is:

PER-LHR ... HEL-NYC ... DFW-SCL ... SCL-LAXx-BKK-AKL-SYD-PER

I am confident this is okay, but yesterday the travel agent (who seems efficient) tells me I can't back track through NA - we all know you can. Following discussions with QANTAS, she confirms that backtrack through NA is okay, but QANTAS says I can't do it because I am also backtracking through Asia ... ie you can do one or the other, but not both I have copied the fares rules below - I don't see a problem. The question is being escalated within QANTAS, so I am hopeful for a positive outcome.

Grateful for you views on (a) correct interpretation and (b) what do I do if QANTAS still says NO? The only option I can think of is asking the Travel Agent to get another OW carrier to ticket it?

Thanks in anticipation!

C)ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL IS PERMITTED IN EACH
CONTINENT - EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
1)TWO PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA WHEN ONE IS A
TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER. NOTE: TRAVEL BETWEEN
USA AND CANADA IS NOT CONSIDERED INTERNATIONAL;
2)TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER
WITHOUT STOPOVER OR ON DIRECT SINGLE PLANE
SERVICES BETWEEN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AND
EUROPE;
3)FOR TRAVEL TO/FROM OR VIA GHANA OR NIGERIA
TWO PERMITTED IN EUROPE WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER
WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN GHANA/NIGERIA AND
ANOTHER CONTINENT.