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Apr 12, 2022 | 6:09 pm

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Originally Posted by andreiz

I've done a couple of fairly straightforward RTWs before, one ex-AMM DONE4 and another ex-NRT DONE3. I am currently looking at booking ex-OSL DONE4 and have a couple of questions that I haven't run into before, so hopefully can find some answers here:

1. If I book Europe-North America-South America-Asia, start the trip and then while the itinerary is in NA portion decide to change South America to Australia (paying the change fee and all), is that going to be possible?

2. Is it possible to fly from Australia to Europe without touching Asia? Via DOH maybe?

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Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

Q2
QF currently have flights MEL/SYD-DRW-LHR (Darwin, Australia). Later in the year these will become MEL-PER-LHR & SYD-SIN-LHR.
But OW still consider all those as touching Asia.

A map from Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper

1. Yes, see part 16 of the rules for changes. You could change to EUR-NA-Asia-SWP-(Asia)-EUR. You are permitted two transits in Asia when traveling from SWP to EUR. From the rules:

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(e) Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent except as follows:
1. Two permitted in North America.
2. Two permitted in Asia when one is for travel between the Southwest Pacific and
  
  Europe/Middle East.
3. Two permitted in Europe/Middle East for travel to/from/via Africa.
  
  If travel is to/from Europe in both directions, itinerary may not include Mauritius/South Africa.

2. To expand on Mwenenzi's answer, from the rules:

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Travel between South West Pacific and Europe/Middle East on a single flight number/or by surface eg LON- SYD/MEL/PER vv, DOH-ADL/AKL/CBR/MEL/PER/SYD vv, is considered travelling via Asia. Continents South West Pacific, Asia and Europe/Middle East must each be counted.

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