Originally Posted by
Giles_G
Thanks to all for your thoughtful replies so far!
Here's the text in question from the full rules
in GDS (lifted through Expert Flyer, departure and return to OSL):
STOPOVERS: 2 STOPOVERS REQUIRED AND UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT UNLIMITED IN AFRICA
2 IN AREA 2
UNLIMITED AT ANY POINT EXCEPT IN LIBYA.
OR - 2 STOPOVERS REQUIRED AND UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
1 IN LIBYA UNLIMITED IN AFRICA
1 IN AREA 2
UNLIMITED AT ANY POINT.
OR - 2 STOPOVERS REQUIRED AND UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
2 IN LIBYA UNLIMITED IN AFRICA
UNLIMITED AT ANY POINT EXCEPT IN AREA 2.
and yet the rules summary talks about max 2 within "continent of origin". Can anyone help translate?
Firstly you don't say when you are flying but on current schedules BA can offer OSL-xLHR-RAK on Mondays and Fridays without the need to schlep between LHR-LGW and saving you a sector which you might want to use elsewhere.
The rules showing on Expertflyer feel like they are intended to be read by computer rather than humans but let's have a crack at it!
Area 2 comprises Europe/Middle East and Africa.
As you don't wish to visit Libya we'll go with the first stopover option where the intention is to show that you can have UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS anywhere (which are however limited by the number of sectors permitted in each continent), UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS IN AFRICA (which are however limited by the four sectors permitted in Africa - and also the fact that Oneworld has no African airline at present), and 2 IN AREA 2. The UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS IN AFRICA comes before the 2 IN AREA 2 and overrides it.
So, bearing in mind the sector limits you can have UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS, UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS IN AFRICA plus 2 IN (THE REST) OF AREA 2 - the rest of area 2 in this case being Europe/Middle East which is the Continent of Origin.