Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Yes as long as within australia, no more than 2 stopovers total in SWP and no more than one transcontinental flight.
Could you change your AKL visit to the way back? Then MEL-SYD-SCL-...-HKG-AKL-MEL. On that routing it would be easy to avoid a stopover in AKL while still having reasonable time with your friends (taking flight to MEL following morning). It also gives more QFF status credits
Thanks for the suggestion, which got me thinking: @:-)
I plan to visit AKL for a holiday in December/January anyway, and was planning to do so on FF points. If I just transited AKL on the way to SCL, as you suggest, could I then make a return trip there in DEC and still stay within the rules? ie.,
MEL-AKL (same day transit only)-SCL-GRU-LHR-TXL-LHR-CDG-LHR-HKG-MEL-AKL-MEL
Would that be allowed?