Originally Posted by thehaloboy
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*
Yes, definitely get your information here, the combined wisdom of FT is more reliable than any individual airline employee.
Your own “bouncing around” is strictly limited to 20 segments, so you do need to try and choose long segments if you are trying to maximise miles and SCs. Yes, for purposes of miles and SCs, it is irrelevant whether a segment is terminated by a stopover or a transit.
Yes, award tickets have different rules to revenue tickets.