Is it possible to fly Zone 1 to Zone 4 by Zone 6 ? LON-JNB-GRU with a stopover in JNB?

Or Zone 6 to zone 1 by 4 : JNB-GRU-LON with a stopover in GRU?

How many miles+cash will be charged for this route?

LHR-GRU is 5863 miles

LHR-FRA-GRU is 6480 miles

LHR-JNB-GRU is taking the p*ss; an almighty 10251 miles, or almost 75% more.

So no, the ICC will rightly not accept this as a valid routing. You would need to redeem two separate awards, 1-4 and 4-6.

Yep, this won't get through. LHR-GRU via North America (zone 3) will be allowed though. Via 4 won't though.

Thx for the information. When I understand it right: FRA-SFO(Stopover)-EZE(finaldestination)-FRA is possible as zone 1 to 4.

Do they except: SFO-EZE(Stop)-FRA. (As a oneway?).

SFO-EZE-FRA wouldn't get through as it isn't a direct route.

FRA-oSFO-EZE should not be allowed either really as a) AFAIK no *A carrier serves SFO-EZE n/s so you would have to backtrack to pick up a CO flight from IAH, a UA flight from IAD or AC from YYZ and b) It will be WAY over the MPM is not a published routing and by no means close to the most direct.

FRA-IAH-EZE
FRA-IAD-EZE
FRA-YYZ-EZE

I can all see being valid, as well as possibly slight variations thereof. Trying to push it via SFO is really taking the micky IMO.

Hello,

Am looking to do LHR - JNB - WDH in C (Biz class?) however on return leg want to do stop-over in CPT. Do you think WDH-CPT-JNB-LHR would be allowed?

(Can't fly CPT-LHR because no redemptions in any class available)

Alternatively, would they allow WDH-CPT, and JNB-LHR with me travelling o'land.

I don't want to be forced to buy WDH-CPT or WDH-JNB as these flights are expensive, where as a CPT-JNB can be picked up for £70 so not such a problem.

Thanks!

I doubt it. They will charge the WDH-CPT and JNB-LHR as two awards as there is no reason to fly via CPT when there is a direct flight to JNB.

Actually, I'd say there was at least a chance here. Same zone stopover, not a massive diversion and CPT-LHR is still the routing, albeit via JNB.

Definitely worth an ask at least. The worst they can say is no. Not clear cut I agree though lallyr.

RAPC has a valid point. There is a chance. Give it a shot and let us know how it goes.

Thanks, well as long as I wasn't being totally unreasonable, I'll give it a go tomorrow and let you know (just waiting to hear if we can pick up our 4wd in WDH rather than CPT)

Is there any ways to take FRA-ZRH(x)-HKG(x)-SIN(stopover 1.5 day)-MLE instead of via BKK?

I think it's way over than most direct route.
Additionally, you touch zone 8(HKG) too.

any chance of LHR-GRU-IGU (the Brazilian side of the falls for a stopover) then -IGU-[POA or GIG]-EZE as a one way with stopover to South America?

Want some help on points calculations and viability.

Our holiday is in Split (SPU) for 5 days on the way back from Tiblisi in Georgia to London. I'm needing to get to the closest convenient access point (rental car okay) to Split. Sarajevo (SJJ) isn't too far really, neither is Zagreb (ZAG).

TBS is in Zone 2 and London Zone 1, so surely I am best to try to get this as 1 longer one-way award (with a stopover) Zone 2-1 rather than 2 shorter one-way awards zone 2-2 and zone 2-1, as zone 1-2 is cheaper than zone 2-2. AND there is no real way to avoid the extra segments surcharge anyway (extra 7500 etc) as each transfer (Tiblisi to Split, and Split to London) is likely to require two segments each.

On the surface it looks like this, please tell me if/where I'm going wrong on points. I also believe this to be almost directly in a straight line from TBS to LON so the stopover in somewhere like SJJ shouldn't seem like I'm 'taking advantage'

TBS-IST-SJJ / SJJ-MUC-LON

Zone 2-1 one-way = 6000
Multi-segment surcharge = 3750 (is this just once, or every extra segment beyond the first?)

So I'm seeing 9750 per person or 4875 + £35 as cash and miles. Is this even remotely correct?

And will they ticket this even though there is a direct TBS-LHR? If they won't am I stuck doing it as two one way awards like below?

TBS-IST-SJJ
Zone 2-2 one way 10000
multi segment surcharge 3750
SJJ-MUC-LHR
Zone 2-1 one way 6000
multi segment surcharge 3750

So 23,000 per person or 11,750 + £35x2 cash and miles.

Thanks for any light you can shed. I hope I'm clear enough, please ask if you need any clarification.