Originally Posted by
BenjaminNYC
You could end up buying anything as a multi-segment trip, but it kinda defeats the purpose! I can fly JFK-EWR via FRA, but that doesn't really "count".
I think any time you're crossing an extra ocean, as
stevenshev suggested, it doesn't really matter what "counts" -- you're either completely nuts or really into earning miles on a particular airline (on second thought, is there a difference?
).