Originally Posted by Flying Yazata

Correct, but that's of course temporary. And transits can be done airside, it hasn't changed. Actually even a landside transit maybe permitted, if you e.g. need to visit the check-in counter or an airport hotel, if there's e.g. a flight cancellation.

However nobody in their righteous mind would book AY longhauls for the upcoming months anyway, taken there's hardly any longhaul AY flights and it's uncertain when flights will be ramped up and cancellations can be expected.

And like others have said: this is not a discounted deal. It's a standard fare.