Originally Posted by
littlevoices
I just tried to plan this route with BA with a very competent agent and they said that they counted the LHR-Bahrain as a back-track and they wouldn't approve it (even after checking with a supervisor)? Should I just remove the LHR-MAN segments to fix (easy to replace with a train if needed). I am booking via BA as using GUVs, so I can put all the BA segments into First class rather than business. I could drop BAH if really needed, or switch it to an alternative destination, I was just trying to get another two F segments in and to get to the Middle East for a nested, separate, return to HKG). Note, was unable to find any SYD-SIN,SIN-LHR segments in BA with A availability, hence not using those routes.
Route (// = stopover):
NRT-HKG //
HKG-LHR-MAN //
MAN-LHR //
LHR-BAH //
BAH-LHR-LAX //
LAX-HKG //
HKG-MEL-HBA //
HBA-SYD-HND
The tool has ticks for the route, but I am unable to recreate as it isn't showing CX/QF availability that I can see in ExpertFlyer.
TIA!
Are you sure the agent is "very competent"?
Nothing improper about doing a flight from XXX-YYY and YYY-XXX within a continent (other than restrictions within the continent of origin). ME and EUR are in the same continent for this purpose.
(b) Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3. Backtracking within a continent is permitted except as follows:
Backtracking between Hawaii and other points in North America is not permitted.
The only somewhat relevant rule that they might be confusing your itinerary with is the prohibition on flying the same city pairs in the same direction more than once.
(i) The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction
But if you are booking an AONE3 and are looking for A segments in the ME, I would try to work in QR F LHR (or CDG) - DOH for a much nicer F experience.
As is often asked, is there some particular reason you don't want to book using the AA rtw desk whose agents are a little more deserving of the "very competent" characterization?