Hi All
I know recently I have been asking lots of questions , so I thought I should give a little something back .

I checked the OW rules regarding backtracking , as I recently had a DONE5 , refused as BA said I could not backtrack between EUROPE- SWP , even thou I was only transferring through Asia too SWP, ie lhr-mel,syd-nrt-hkg-jfk.

The rule states and I quote
Travel between continents, must be in a continous forward direction, either westward or eastward except that you are free to roam locally at will within a continental zone.

However on the global explorer backtracking is still allowed and , I quote

For travel between the South west pacific and Europe, Asia may be passed through twice, providing one is a transfer without stopover.

I am aware this ground may have already been covered , nevertheless I thought I would share my experience ,

Thank you in advance for any comments ELO