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Substituted DUS for AGP, this is the routing I desire to fly:
MRU-xLHR-LAX-JFK-SJU-DFW-SEA-xDFW-JFK-HKG-BOM-xHKG-SIN-xHKG-xLHR-DUS-xLHR-MCT-LHR-MRU
Only one stopover in Europe is permitted, I have that at the end. Starting and ending xONEx tickets in MRU is possible.
Here is my reasoning copied from my e-mail:
Routing in the U.S.:
Please check the attached Excel Document. It should contain the same
rules you have, of course not in the Starfiles or whatever format. But
the content reflects the valid AONE3/4/5/6 Rules.
"flight application "paragraph states that backtracking is not
permitted between Hawaii and the continental US.
E. Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between continents
TC1-TC2-TC3.
Backtracking within a continent is permitted, except as follows:
- Backtracking between Hawaii and the continental US/Canada is not
permitted
Thus only Backtracking between Hawaii and and continental U.S. or
Canada is NOT permitted.
P. Within the US/Canada - only one NONSTOP or Single plane service
transcontinental flight permitted.
A transcontinental flight is defined as travel between a city in
Column A and a city in Column B.
Column A includes: Baltimore, Boston, Ft Lauderdale, Hartford, Miami,
Newark, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Juan, Toronto, Washington
Column B: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Jose, San
Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Long Beach, Orange County
There is only one flight in my routing with a NONSTOP service between
two of the above cities, namely LAX-JFK. The other segments, including
backtracking are fine, also according to my travel agent in DUS who
issued many Oneworld Explorer Tickets. Please check the rules again.