So for me, a stopover is irrelevant, since even if I stop at one place for only 2 hours in the airport, that is counted as another segment, if the flight number changes.

Whereas my fiance is flying on an award flight, where there is no limit on segments, but she can only stop 5 times, meaning that a stopover for less than 24 hours doesnt count for her.

Does that make sense?

I spoke to QANTAS today and asked the guy what is stopping me from bouncing around different airports if I only spent 1 hour at each, and he said nothing... its obvious he may have been drinking *g*