Originally Posted by
ademanuele
I have put a RTW itinerary together which goes from Europe to Perth via Doha, a few stops in Australia/New Zealand and then onto Asia before heading back to Europe via North America (I could get this priced via the oneworld Explorer web site).
I called BA for a price and they have got back to me stating that a round the world trip has to be in a continuous forward direction and that I need to travel to Asia first, before I travel to Australia. My understanding is that Asia and South West Pacific comprise of TC3 and I don’t think it matters which way you go ("Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.). Have I missed something?
Yeah, this is wrong. The rules don't mention anything about north-south travel, just east-west. If it comes up again you might mention that the rules actually state that DOH-PER is considered "via Asia" for continent pricing: "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."
The rules also state that 2 entries in Asia are permitted, so something like LAX-NRT-SYD-AKL-HKG... should be allowed as long as the first entry is just transit to SWP.