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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 12:41 pm
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Originally Posted by SASFlyer
Quick question for the experts - is a surface sector permitted as the first and/or last segments of an Explorer fare so long as it is either a. within the country of origin b. within the Middle East c. between the United States and Canada d. between HKG and China e. between Malaysia and SIN f. within Africa or g. between Maldives and Sri Lanka/India?
Even though the rules use that terminology, it is not in practice a "Surface Sector" that counts as part of the 16 allowed .

The booking merely starts and ends in different locations in compliance with the fare's rules i.e. 4(c).

I have seen 16 segments booked from XXX-()-YYY with YYY-XXX not part of the routing.
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