xONE4 ex-MEL
 

Hi all

I am planning a xONE4 for next year. I have been messing around with some routings and came up with the following:

MEL-LHR-DME-MAD-VIE-LHR-LAX-ORD-PDX-DFW-MIA-BOS-SFO-NRT-DEL-HKG-MEL

Neither Mileage Monkey nor the Oneworld booking tool throw up any errors on this routing. Yet I don't think it is valid as you would have to touch Asia as part of the MEL-LHR.

Is this valid or am I right in thinking it is something that isn't picked up until you try to physical book and pay for the ticket?

Thanks in advance

You will not have a problem. It is an exception within the rules.

Yes, that looks OK to me.

The "rule" being referred to is rule 4(e)(2) -

(e) Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent except as follows:
1. <not relevant>
2. Two permitted in Asia when one is a transfer without stopover, or on direct single plane service between the Southwest Pacific and Europe.

I thought SYD-LHR was the only routing that offered a single flight number despite transiting in SIN. If you go via MEL doesn't that mean you will need MEL-(asian hub)-LHR with two flight numbers? If so, it seems you have one too many segments... ?

AA do not fly ORD-PDX.

Thanks for that. Have to route through SEA instead.

The Australian and European based airlines that fly between EU and AU all have single flight numbers even with a stopover in Asia. AU<->EU flights have connections (and thus two flight numbers) on the Asian/Middle Eastern airlines.