Originally Posted by honu
I could have misunderstood, but it seems that cme2c's problem might be that he's trying to fly to SYD from HI. I'm not sure if a OW award would allow for a return to the mainland, then connecting CX flights through HKG (or LA though SCL, etc.). Do OW awards have a maximum mileage limit (say, 150% of the non-stop distance) between two points? I hope there is no such limit, but I'm still not sure that an itinerary that takes you from HNL to LAX to HKG to SYD without a decent stopover enroute would be very desirable, even in J...
That's just the point of a OneWorld award-- none of the limits you refer to apply. As long as the one is willing to throw more miles at the problem one can stop (or not stop) anywhere they want.
There is no "mainland" in this context.