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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by ELO
Elo here once again I am having a lot of difficulty with ba in cairo . I am trying to do syd-nyc-scl ,but cairo are saying it is a stopover in new york and that I must do syd-scl, my understanding is that as long as it is under 24hrs and I am continuing on an intercontinental flight it does not matter + BA are saying with my extra stop in america my aone5 is 49480, confused That I am any suggestions greatly received Elo
I do not know what the rules say if there exits a direct flight from SYD to SCL, can you then do a routing with a transit in North America just on your own wish (to get more miles, fly preferred airlines/planes, whatever)...otherwise another entry(=transit) is certainly allowed into N.Am.
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