Originally Posted by NoWindowSeat
Isn't there something in the rules stating like "no 3 continent xONEx possible starting from the southern hemisphere" - seems the airlines are taking it as "no 3 continent xONEx possible when visiting the SW...) ?
Not so much a rule as the 'limitations' of network connection. From OWE T/C:
8. Three-zone oneworld Explorer fares are not available departing from the Southern Hemisphere and Africa due to network connection limitations.
Now that AA flies ORD-DEL, and that this flight is considered transatlantic, one can theoretically do a XONE3 with AUS-tranpac-North AM-Transatl-Asia (DEL)-AUS.
In any case, I tried to book SYD-LAX-ORD-DEL-HKG-SYD with AA RTW desk. As previous posts indicate, AA considers this routing as XONE4. According to the AAgent, ORD-DEL is 'over' Europe and hence it counts as North Am-Europe-Asia
. I guess we should be grateful they don't also add Arctic as another continent when flying over the north pole.
Don't know if this is an AA idiosyn
crazy or a OW-wide thing.