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2. Two permitted in Asia when one is for travel between the Southwest Pacific and Europe/Middle East.

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CAI-xLHR-xDFW-SCL-xDFW-CUN-ORD-ANC-HNL-HND-SYD-NAN, AKL-KUL-DEL-xDOH-AMM

Your second arrival and departure IS for travel between the Southwest Pacific and Europe/Middle East - AKL-KUL and DEL-DOH
So, it looks OK to me

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Originally Posted by pandaperth (Post 35071317)

Your second arrival and departure IS for travel between the Southwest Pacific and Europe/Middle East - AKL-KUL and DEL-DOH
So, it looks OK to me

Oh ok, so it doesn't matter that there are long stopovers in Asia, as long as I'm ultimately arriving from Southwest Pacific and leaving to Europe/Middle East (with regards to the 2nd entry/exit)?

That's great, one less thing to wonder about! Thanks for the clarification!

Just an update - I finally got ticketed this morning.

I gave up on BA and called AA RTW desk who were incredibly helpful and unpicked the mess BA had made. They instantly spotted that it was the US continental legs that were making it an invalid booking as pandaperth said and sorted me out with a London to Sydney flight via DOH.

Base price of the ticket from Oslo came to £5,565 and with taxes etc it came to £7,353

Thank you so much for all of your help - I literally couldn't have done it without this thread!

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Originally Posted by Clairus (Post 35075987)

Base price of the ticket from Oslo came to £5,565 and with taxes etc it came to £7,353

That base price seems a bit high. Are you sure that's not USD pricing as the numbers are closer to the current USD pricing of $5,489 based on NOK base pricing of 57,959 NOK. Based on the NOK rate, current GBP base pricing should be around £4,589.

That was my initial thought. Base price seems very high.

A few weeks ago, wasn't a DONE5 ex-CAI circa USD5500? It's now USD4700 and USD4570 for a DONE4.

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Originally Posted by danger (Post 35093586)

A few weeks ago, wasn't a DONE5 ex-CAI circa USD5500? It's now USD4700 and USD4570 for a DONE4.

This is intriguing
Interest in ex-CAI RTW fares was rekindled in early Feb - [MENTION=873896]PO48RA[/MENTION] posted that the base fare for a DONE4 was USD4664 (see Post #1113)
Other posts at that time indicated that the base fares were in EGP (e.g. post #1119 told us the DONE5 base fares was EGP145,000)
But then early this month the fares were being quoted in USD, and were higher (DONE4 for USD5220 for example; I actually made a note of these fares on March 8th, but didn't note which OW airline's fares I was looking at)
And now the fares have reverted to being quote in EGP and are the same as they were before the change to USD

Note: I used experflyer to look up the current fares. It displays the fares in the currency you choose, but if you click on the routing rules (!) for a fare, you can see what currency has been filed for the fare

BUT the bottom line is - these fares are a bargain!

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Originally Posted by pandaperth (Post 35094914)

I believe QR is filing the fare in USD, BA and AT are not filing one, while all other oneworld carriers are filing the fare in EGP.

The EGP has continued to trend lower against the US dollar over the last month and the fare when converted to dollars is lower also.

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Originally Posted by Calchas (Post 35061409)

LHR-DOH-SIN-DOH-LHR doesn't work. You are only permitted one entry into the European continent (except for going to/from Africa)

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E. ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE

INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL PERMITTED IN EACH

CONTINENT EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS -

1. TWO PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA.

2. TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA.

3. TWO PERMITTED IN EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST FOR

TRAVEL TO/FROM/VIA AFRICA. IF TRAVEL IS TO/FROM

EUROPE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ITINERARY MAY NOT

INCLUDE MAURITIUS/SOUTH AFRICA.

Also, LHR-PER counts as passing through Asia, so you're entering Asia three times in total, which isn't allowed either.

LHR-DOH is only permitted once.

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I.THE SAME CITY PAIRS/SECTORS CANNOT BE FLOWN

MORE THAN ONCE IN THE SAME DIRECTION

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Originally Posted by ernestnywang (Post 35095069)

I believe QR is filing the fare in USD, BA and AT are not filing one, while all other oneworld carriers are filing the fare in EGP.

Interesting. On ExpertFlyer, a DONE5 with QR is USD5370. With QF it's USD4700.

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Originally Posted by danger (Post 35096237)

Interesting. On ExpertFlyer, a DONE5 with QR is USD5370. With QF it's USD4700.

This has been the case the last few weeks I have been checking prices.

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Originally Posted by danger (Post 35096237)

Interesting. On ExpertFlyer, a DONE5 with QR is USD5370. With QF it's USD4700.

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FQDCAICAI/D7APR/CD/AQF/IX,L

ROE 30.30 UP TO 1.00 EGP

07APR23**07APR23/QF CAICAI/NSP;RW/TPM ...../MPM .....

LN FARE BASIS    OW   EGP  RT   B PEN  DATES/DAYS   AP MIN MAX R

01 DONE3                 130000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

02 DONE4                 141000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

03 DGLOB34               141000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

04 DONE5                 145000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

05 DONE6                 165000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

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>FQN4

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FQN4

**  RULES DISPLAY  **

07APR23**07APR23/QF CAICAI/NSP;RW/TPM ...../MPM .....

LN FARE BASIS    OW   EGP  RT   B PEN  DATES/DAYS   AP MIN MAX R

04 DONE5                 145000 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

FCL: DONE5     TRF: 346 RULE: 3015 BK:  D

PTC: ADT-ADULT              FTC: BRW-BUSINESS ROUND THE WORLD

OPTION LIST

   RU.RULE APPLICATION              MX.MAX STAY

   SR.SALES RESTRICT                AP.ADVANCE RES/TKT

   FL.FLT APPLICATION               CD.CHILD DISCOUNTS

   TC.TOUR CONDUCTOR                AD.AGTS DISCOUNTS

   OD.OTHER DISCOUNTS               SO.STOPOVERS

   TF.TRANSFERS/RTGS                TE.TKT ENDORSEMENT

   PE.PENALTIES                     CO.COMBINABILITY

   GP.GROUPS

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FQDCAICAI/D7APR/CD/AQR/IX,L

NO FARE IN EGP - USD FARES SHOWN

ROE 1.00 NEAREST 1.00 USD

07APR23**07APR23/QR CAICAI/NSP;RW/TPM ...../MPM .....

LN FARE BASIS    OW   USD  RT   B PEN  DATES/DAYS   AP MIN MAX R

01 DONE3                   4810 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

02 DONE4                   5220 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

03 DGLOB34                 5220 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

04 DONE5                   5370 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

05 DONE6                   6110 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

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>FQN4FQN4

**  RULES DISPLAY  **

07APR23**07APR23/QR CAICAI/NSP;RW/TPM ...../MPM .....

LN FARE BASIS    OW   USD  RT   B PEN  DATES/DAYS   AP MIN MAX R

04 DONE5                   5370 D  +     -     -   +  + -  12M+R

FCL: DONE5     TRF: 346 RULE: 3015 BK:  D*

PTC: ADT-ADULT              FTC: BRW-BUSINESS ROUND THE WORLD

FARE FAMILY            : BCOMFORT

FARE FAMILY DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS COMFORT

OPTION LIST

   RU.RULE APPLICATION              MX.MAX STAY

   SR.SALES RESTRICT                AP.ADVANCE RES/TKT

   FL.FLT APPLICATION               CD.CHILD DISCOUNTS

   TC.TOUR CONDUCTOR                AD.AGTS DISCOUNTS

   OD.OTHER DISCOUNTS               SO.STOPOVERS

   TF.TRANSFERS/RTGS                TE.TKT ENDORSEMENT

   PE.PENALTIES                     CO.COMBINABILITY

   GP.GROUPS

          ****** SELECT CATEGORIES ******

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Originally Posted by aaupgrade (Post 35076382)

You're absolutely right: for clarity, this is what I was charged:Base Fare
£4,606.00Taxes
£2,469.99Carrier-imposed fees
£277.00Total (all passengers)
£7,353.89

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Originally Posted by Clairus (Post 35107646)

You're absolutely right: for clarity, this is what I was charged:Base Fare
£4,606.00Taxes
£2,469.99Carrier-imposed fees
£277.00Total (all passengers)
£7,353.89

”Taxes” more than 50% of the fare?? Something isn’t right.