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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 3:56 pm
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JGPH1
 
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Originally Posted by cs19
Well I thinkit is not a unified system like One World. The problem is I don't know who has what and which ones limit to 16 segments. The Sabre system (which One World uses) has a limit of 16. I still don't quite understand why... is it just computer code?
Um, Oneworld does not use Sabre. AA is the only carrier on Oneworld using Sabre (or their special souped-up version of Sabre anyway). AY, BA, QF, IB, LA, LP, 4M, MA use Amadeus, and CX will be migrating soon. JAL use an in-house system and RJ use SITA Gabriel.

Second point. The 16 segment limit is what IATA has imposed. Some systems (1A included) can support more but it is up to the airline to decide.
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