xONE4 ex-MEL
Oct 20, 2009 | 6:18 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2008
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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
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
Oct 20, 2009 | 12:33 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: MEL
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(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.
Oct 20, 2009 | 6:43 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2008
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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... ?
Oct 20, 2009 | 7:12 pm
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Code:
* lhr-syd: Qf2, qf31 * lhr-mel: Qf30, qf10
Oct 21, 2009 | 4:14 am
#9
Join Date: Jul 2007
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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.