Originally Posted by
johnkennett
I sent the following routing to CX in SEL to price for me:
ICN-HKG-LHR-DXB-LHR-IST-LHR-YVR-JFK-DFW-ANC-DFW-SJU-JFK-HKG-MEL-PER-SYD-BOM-HKG-ICN
The expatriate services manager just called me, and told me that the routing is illegal, because
1. I have to go to Australia first from HKG, not LHR.
2. I can't use the JFKxHKG-MEL service, as this routing is not allowed, but must use the JFK-SYD-MEL routing on either QF or the AA code share!
Is she right? I emailed her and said I think that she might be mistaken. Any help you can give me please!!!
I am checking the price ex-ICN as the fuel surcharges on ex ICN itins are capped at about US$15 per sector, due to Korean government regulations.
When adding the cost of getting to CMB from ICN, to the tax savings, it may be cheaper to leave from here.
1. Yes she is right. You can do HKG-OZ, then OZ through to Europe. But you cannot do NA-x/HKG-Oz. Otherwise you'd have tyo do NA-OZ-HKG. Or you may do the opposite - HKG-NA, then EU, straight then to OZ, then back to Asia.
2. Yes she's right.
Again, CX will interpret OW rules and regulations as how they see fit. BUt the way WE interpret it may not be how your issuing carrier sees it.