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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 3:46 am
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Originally Posted by henry999
We know that the *A RTWMC is far from perfect but it thinks that the direct flight SQ26 SIN-(FRA)-JFK 'costs' 10238 miles on an RTW itinerary. The GCM gives this route as 10246. However, the GCM gives the straight-shot SIN-JFK distance as 9537. So, the calculator appears to be charging (or crediting ) the actual miles point A to B to C, rather than the 'crow flies' A to C distance.
Correct. This is a known bug in the RTWMC, and can and has been overruled if you contact SQ directly. Ie. on my RTW last year I ticketed OSL-LYR direct (1255mi), even though there is a stopover in TOS (1292 actual flight miles). The key, though, is that it must be the same flight number, so you can't use this all that often.
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