Originally Posted by
commodities
QR needs to stop marketing this STPC junk to the world as it is one of those ads from Publishers Clearing House!!
Unfortunately QR's rules are quite common amongst carriers that offer a STPC option - both TK and EK's STPC programmes also require the same.
As KingCanute mentioned, STPC is for those passengers who have no other choice but a long connection, and the rules are there to prevent people on shorter available connections from getting free accommodation since it is not in the carrier's interest to do so.