Originally Posted by vedette
This appears on the Oneworld website:
"You are allowed to take two stopovers in total within your continent of origin in order to get to or from a gateway to begin or return from your international travel."
My departure city will be Madrid, and will need to go to LHR for a flight to DEL.
If I go straight to London, can I then take a two- or three-segment trip out prior to departing for Delhi? That seems to be the implication from PhilH's post below.
Or could I take a side trip first, such as to Malaga, then Barcelona and then to London?
Also, if my departure city is going to be Madrid, do I have to buy my ticket through a Spanish agency? I live in the US.
Thanks for any clarification.
That is from the
oneworld explorer page on the oneWORLD web site.
In relation to your general question, there are rules that specifically affect you. The actual relevent texts from the
rules are:
8. STOPOVERS
PERMITTED
NOTE: MAXIMUM TWO STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN.
4. FLIGHT APPLICATION/ROUTINGS
...
(F) A MAXIMUM OF 20 FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE PERMITTED FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY.
FREE FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT ARE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS:
AFRICA 4
ASIA 4
EUROPE MIDDLE EAST 4 ...
NORTH AMERICA 6
SOUTH AMERICA 4
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC 4
TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT, EXCEPT THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN, MAY BE PURCHASED. ...
Basically you can have up to 4 segments and two stopovers within your continent of origin (Europe) and you may not purchase any more segments. What you do with these segments/stopovers is up to you as long you stay within the rules. This does not prevent you from purchasing a separate "linking" trip with a separate booking.
15. SALES RESTRICTIONS
...
WHEN TRAVEL ORIGINATES IN A COUNTRY FOR WHICH A SPECIFIC LOCAL CURRENCY FARES IS PUBLISHED AND THE TICKET IS SOLD IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE FARE WILL BE THAT PUBLISHED FOR THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CONVERTED TO THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY OF SALE AT THE BANK SELLING RATE. THE RESULTANT FARE MUST NOT BE LOWER THAN FROM THE COUNTRY OF SALE.
For example if you purchase a DONE4 using a US travel agent for travel commencing from Spain you pay the higher price between Spain and US. In this case the US price is USD7700 and the Spanish price is EUR5250 (~USD6400) so you would pay the the USD7700, some USD1300 more than if you used a spanish travel agent.