Originally Posted by Frequent_Flyer1
No, you are allowed to make the stopover in a higher priced zone and you will get charged the amount of miles for your destination zone. This is usually reported here and bmi/diamond club-agents handle it with no problems...
I don't think that's at all clear. It seems to depend on which agent you get:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499650
Originally Posted by derpelikan
as per the rules you can make one stopover .
if you are only 23hours 59minutes , its not a stopover.
stopover is over 24hours.
in my special case the only airline which is flying non-stop to NRT is Thai airways from mxp, so i think i will have no problems in getting this award with the lower mileage
You're right, my mistake <24 hours is not a stopover. As for MXP-NRT, there are plenty of ways to do it avoiding BKK - have you tried FRA, MUC, VIE, ZRH or CPH? But, as I said, it depends on which agent you get
Personally, I don't care which is right. I just wish they'd make it clear