Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
One limitation with the OWE that doesn't exist within the Star RTWs is that one is limited as to how many flights can be flown internally within each continent. You're allowed four segments within all the continents except North America, where you're allowed six (only one of which can be a nonstop transcontinental flight.) So for example, with a 3-continent ticket (Europe, Asia, N. America) you'd get 4 flights in Europe and Asia, up to 6 in N. America (which includes the Caribbean and Central America) and the 3 intercontinental flights. That comes to 17, and since 16 is the total number of flights allowed, one continent would have to be shorted one segment.
Thanks for your insights from the Oneworld perspective. Doesn't the OWE also have the limitation that you need to continue the general direction of travel once you have left the lower 48 states? Perhaps it is a thing of the past but I recall that with OWEs you can't fly LAX-HNL-NYC whereas with Star RTWs you can.