Originally Posted by oneworldboeing
Are you sure about this? Have you checked with the Oneworld Issuer?
I thought the rule said you have to START and END at the same country except for a few situations (eg. SIN/KUL, Canada/USA etc...)
From the sticky on this forum:
Q: Can I end my itinerary in a city other than the one where I started?
A: Yes. You can separate your origin and destination under any of the following circumstances: anywhere within the country of origin, between the US and Canada, anywhere within Africa, anywhere within the Middle East, between Hong Kong and China, between Bangladesh and Bangkok or Singapore, or between Malaysia and Singapore. So you could start in CAI and end in DXB, but could not start in JFK and end in MEX.
Looks to me like this of one of those "few situations".