Apologies if the full rules have been posted already. As usual sourced from www.travel.com.au

And MOST IMPORTANTLY the prices ex-Australia have not increased.


The two interesting changes which I haven't seen commented on before are

1)Previously were allowed 2 passes through with stopover in North America when South America included in routing. Now one of these must be a transit without stopover.

2)The list of countries that are bracketed with Middle East allowing only 2 segments between UK and these countries is more extensive and a bit bizarre - ALGERIA/ARMENIA/AZBERBAIJAN/BULGARIA/
CYPRUS/GEORGIA/GREECE/ISREAL/MACEDONIA/MALTA/
MOROCCO/FUNCHAL/PORTUGAL/ROMANIA/RUSSIA/TUNSIA/
UKRAINE/YUGOSLAVIA/THE MIDDLE EAST)


Greece and Cyprus are included but not Turkey, Portugal is included but not Spain/Gibralta, Funchal but not Canary Islands. Also the rule says between the UK and these countries - does that mean you can fly MAD-TLV and not have it included in the limit of 2???

Fare Sheet: RTWMPQF/ONEW6-RTW:QF'ONEWORLD6EXPLORER'P/CL.PUBL.


Airline Qantas Airways / British Airways / American Airlines Inc / Cathay Pacific / Finnair / Iberia / Lan-chile
Fare Source:


Season: 1-04-01
31-12-05


Expires: 31-12-05


From Cities: ADELAIDE BRISBANE CAIRNS CANBERRA HOBART MELBOURNE PERTH SYDNEY
To Cities: AROUND THE WORLD

Fares Updated 08 MAY 2001(SM)


Published Fare FIRST: AUD13909; BUSINESS: AUD10269;


Validity MINIMUM: NIL MAXIMUM: 1 YEAR
DEPARTURES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE


Class BUSINESS: D (QF/BA/AA/CX/IB/DI/AY*/EI*/LA*/LP*);
FIRST: A (QF/BA/AA/CX/AY*/EI*/IB/LA*/LP*);
*ECONOMY: Y (EI - DOMESTIC IRELAND FLTS);
*ECONOMY: Y (LA - DOMESTIC CHILE FLTS);
*ECONOMY: Y (LP - DOMESTIC PERU FLTS);
*ECONOMY: Y (AY - DOMESTIC FINLAND FLTS);
NOTES -
A)WHEN THE CLASS OF SERVICE FOR THE FARE PURCHASED
IS NOT OFFERED - BOOK THE NEXT LOWER CLASS OF
SERVICE USING THE ABOVE BOOKING CLASSES;
B)CAPACITY LIMITATIONS MAY APPLY ON THIS FARE.


Child 75% (2 - 11 YEARS) NO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN


Infant 10% (UNDER 2 YEARS)


Stopovers PERMITTED -
NOTE:
1.MAXIMUM T W O STOPOVERS ONLY ARE PERMITTED IN
THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN;
2.ALL STOPOVERS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ROUTINGS.


Notes * THIS IS THE QANTAS AIRWAYS "ONEWORLD S I X
CONTINENTS" PUBLISHED FARE - TRAVEL O N L Y
IS PERMITTED WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF S I X
CONTINENTS AT THIS FARE LEVEL. LOWER FARES
APPLY FOR TRAVEL INVOLVING 4 TO 5 CONTINENTS.
'CONTINENTS' ARE DEFINED AS: EUROPE AND MIDDLE
EAST(INCLUDING ALGERIA MOROCCO TUNESIA EGYPT AND
SUDAN); AFRICA/ASIA/SOUTH WEST PACIFIC/NORTH
AMERICA (INCLUDING CANADA MEXICO CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA); SOUTH AMERICA.
* THIS FARE IS VALID ON THE SERVICES OF QANTAS
AIRWAYS/BRITISH AIRWAYS/AMERICAN AIRLINES/
CATHAY PACIFIC/FINAIR/IBERIA AIRLINES/AER LINGUS/
LAN CHILE AIRLINES/AND LAN PERU.
* TRAVEL M U S T BE TO/FROM OR VIA ADJACENT
CONTINENTS A N D MUST BE IN A CONTINOUS FORWARD
DIRECTION BEWTEEN SOUTH WEST PACIFIC-ASIA-EUROPE-
AMERICAS-SOUTH WEST PACIFIC (TC3-TC2-TC1).
BACKTRACKING WITHIN A CONTINENT IS PERMITTED
- EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN ROUTINGS.
* ITINERARIES WHICH INCLUDE BOTH EUROPE AND THE
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR
CONTINENTS. NOTE: TRAVEL ON A SINGLE FLIGHT
NUMBER BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE MUST BE
CONSIDERED AS TRAVELLING BETWEEN THE CONTINENTS
OF SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-TO ASIA-TO EUROPE
(I.E. THROUGH THREE CONTINENTS).
* ITINERARIES MUST BE A MIMIMUM OF THREE CONTINENTS
CONTINENTS INCLUDING THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN.
* ALL TRAVEL MUST BE ACCORDING TO ROUTINGS.
A.UPGRADING BY SECTOR FROM ECONOMY TO BUSINESS
OR BUSINESS TO FIRST CLASS IS NOT PERMITTED.
B.IF FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS IS N O T AVAILABLE ON A
FLIGHT - PASSENGERS WILL TRAVEL IN THE NEXT LOWEST
CLASS WITHOUT COMPENSATION - EXCEPTION: FOR
SERVICES WITHIN/BETWEEN THE USA AND CANADA WHERE
N O BUSINESS CLASS IS OFFERED BUSINESS CLASS
PASSENGERS MAY BOOK AND TRAVEL IN FIRST CLASS
SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY(CONDITIONS APPLY).
C.CONCORDE SURCHARGES-BUSINESS CLASS AND FIRST
CLASS PASSENGERS MAY UPGRADE TO 'CONCORDE' FOR A
SURCHARGE TO THIS FARE - SEE BELOW.
(SUBJECT TO SERVICE RESUMPTION-CALL BRITISH
AIRWAYS FOR MORE DETAILS).
D.THESE FARES ONLY APPLY IF PURCHASED BEFORE
DEPARTURE.
E.TRAVEL MUST BEGIN AND END AT THE SAME POINT EXCEPT
ORIGIN - DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED
WITHIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
F.OPEN JAW AT ORIGIN IS PERMITTED PROVIDED IT IS
WITHIN THE ONE COUNTRY.
G.GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY
BA/CX/QF/DI/IB/AY/EI/LA/LP MAY N O T BE
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE.
* A L L FARES/RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT
NOTICE.


Payment/ticket 1.TICKET STOCK: QF/BA/AA/CX ONLY.
2.ENDORSED:"VALID QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/DI/IB/EI/LA/LP"
3.FORM OF PAYMENT: NONREF.
4.IMPORTANT NOTICE: REQUIRED.


Cancellation BEFORE DEPARTURE: NO PENALTY
AFTER DEPARTURE: FARE REASSESSED - WILL BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PAID AND THE APPLICABLE
FARE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION USED.


Changes 1.BEFORE DEPARTURE -
A)AFTER TICKET ISSUE: UNLIMITED CHANGES TO DATE/
TIME PERMITTED. CHANGES TO OTHER THAN DATE/TIME
IS PERMITTED FOR USD75* PER TRANSACTION -
(CONVERT USD75 AT APPLICABLE B.S.R EXCHANGE);
2.AFTER DEPARTURE -
A)DATE/TIME PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE. ROUTING
CHANGES TO OTHER THAN DATE/TIME IS PERMITTED AT
A CHARGE OF USD75* PER TRANSACTION -
(CONVERT USD75 AT APPLICABLE B.S.R EXCHANGE);
B)IF THE ROUTING CHANGE RESULTS IN A REDUCTION TO
THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS OR EXTRA SEGMENTS
CHARGED - STANDARD REROUTING PROCEDURES APPLY.
THE TICKET SHALL BE RECALCULATED BASED ON THE
NEW ITINERARY AND ANY FARE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE
REFUNDED TO THE PASSENGER IN THE FORM OF AN MCO
FOR REFUND IN THE COUNTRY OF SALE. ANY
APPLICABLE CHANGE FEE PENALTY WILL APPLY.


Routings * ROUND WORLD TRAVEL - VIA QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/IB/DI/EI/
LA/LP O P E R A T E D SERVICES ONLY.
A MAXIMUM S I X CONTINENTS MAY BE VISITED.
A)TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE ATLANTIC A N D PACIFIC
OCEANS AND ONLY O N E CROSSING OF EACH OCEAN
IS PERMITTED.
B)TRAVEL M U S T BE IN A CONTINOUS FORWARD
DIRECTION BETWEEN TC1-TC2-TC3. BACKTRACKING WITHIN
A CONTINENT IS PERMITTED - EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
1)TRAVEL MAY NOT BE VIA THE ORIGINAL POINT OF
ORIGIN;
2)BACKTRACKING BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE CONTINENTAL
USA/CANADA IS NOT PERMITTED;
C)ONLY ONE INTERCONTINENTAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERCONTINENTAL ARRIVAL IS PERMITTED IN EACH
CONTINENT - EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
1)TWO PERMITTED IN NORTH AMERICA WHEN ONE IS A
TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER;
2)TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER
WITHOUT STOPOVER OR ON DIRECT SINGLE PLANE
SERVICES BETWEEN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AND
EUROPE;
3)FOR TRAVEL TO/FROM OR VIA AFRICA - EXCEPT SOUTH
AFRICA/NAMIBIA/ZAMBIA/AND ZIMBABWE - TWO
PERMITTED IN EUROPE WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER
WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN AFRICA AND ANOTHER
CONTINENT.
D)ONLY O N E INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FROM/TO THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN IS PERMITTED EXCEPT TWO PERMITTED IN
ORIGIN AUSTRALIA IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAVEL TO
PAPUA NEW GUINEA WHEN ONE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE IS A
TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER.
NOTE: TRAVEL BETWEEN USA AND CANADA IS NOT
COUNTED AS INTERNATIONAL.
E)INTERMEDIATE SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED AT
PASSENGERS OWN EXPENSE.
F)FREE FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT ARE
LIMITED AS FOLLOWS -
AFRICA................4
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST....4*
(*NOT MORE THAN TWO OF WHICH MAY BE BETWEEN THE
U.K AND - ALGERIA/ARMENIA/AZBERBAIJAN/BULGARIA/
CYPRUS/GEORGIA/GREECE/ISREAL/MACEDONIA/MALTA/
MOROCCO/FUNCHAL/PORTUGAL/ROMANIA/RUSSIA/TUNSIA/
UKRAINE/YUGOSLAVIA/THE MIDDLE EAST)
NORTH AMERICA.........6
SOUTH AMERICA.........4
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.....4
1)TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH
CONTINENT MAY BE PURCHASEDAT A CHARGE OF:
AUD500 (BUSINESS CLASS); AUD750 (FIRST CLASS)
2)THE FARE CLASS OF THESE PURCHASED FLIGHT
SEGMENTS MAY BE LOWER THAN THAT OF THE ONEWORLD
EXPLORER FARE;
3)THE CHARGE IS TO BE SHOWN AS 'Q' IN THE FARE
CALCULATION BOX IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
CITY PAIR.
G)TRAVEL ON ANY QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/IB/DI/EI/LA/LP
CODESHARE SERVICES OPERATED BY QF/BA/AA/AY/CX/IB/
DI/EI/LA/LP IS PERMITTED. ANY OTHER CODESHARE
SERVICES ARE N O T PERMITTED - EXCEPTION:
1)TRAVEL IS N O T PERMITTED ON CX FLTS
CX760-769/CX790-799;
TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON THE FOLLOWING AIRLINES
WHICH ARE AFFILIATED WITH ONEWORLD PARTNERS:
AA - AMERICAN EAGLE;
BA - BRITISH ASIA AIRWAYS; BRITISH REGIONAL
AIRLINES (BRITISH REGIONAL FLIGHTS OPERATED
BY BD COMMUTER ALSO PERMITTED); BRITISH
MEDITERRANEAN; BRYMON AIRWAYS; CITYFLYER
EXPRESS; COMAIR; DEUTSCHE BA; GB AIRWAYS;
LOGAN AIR; MAERSK AIR; NATIONAL JET ITALIA
OPERATED BY BRITISH WORLD AIRLINES; SUN-AIR;
ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS.
IB - AIR NOSTRUM; BINTER MEDITERRANEAN;
LA - LADECO; AIR PERU.
QF - AIRLINK; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN
AUSTRALIA; SUNSTATE AIRLINES;
H)TRAVEL BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE ON A SINGLE
FLIGHT NUMBER IS CONSIDERED AS TRAVELING THROUGH
3 CONTINENTS I.E.: SOUTH WEST PACIFIC-ASIA-EUROPE.
I)TRAVEL WITHIN THE USA/CANADA - ONLY ONE NONSTOP
OR SINGLE PLANE SERVICES TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT
IS PERMITTED. A TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT IS DEFINED
AS A CITY IN COLMN (A) AND A CITY IN COMUMN (B):
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
BALITIMORE MD LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES/
BOSTON MA OAKLAND CA
FT LAUDERDALE FL PORTLAND OR
HARTFORD CT SAN DIEGO/SAN FRANCISCO CA
MIAMI FL SAN JOSE CA
NEWARK NJ VANCOUVER BC
NEW YORK NY
ORLANDO FL
PHILADELPHIA PA
SAN JUAN PR
TORONTO ON
WASHINGTON DC


Concorde S/charg FIRST CL: USD1800; BUSINESS: USD2900 (SHOW AS
'D' IN TICKET) N O CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY.
(FOR TICKETS NOT ISSUED IN USD CONVERT TO CURRENCY
OF TICKE PAYMENT AT THE APPLICABLE B.S.R EXCHANGE).
* SERVICES CURRENTLY SUSPENDED-CALL BRITISH AIRWAYS
FOR MORE DETAILS.


Suggested Route 6 CONTINENTS: SYD/JNB/LON/BUE/DFW/LAX/TYO/SYD


Combinations 1.NOT PERMITTED
2.CONSTRUCTIONS: NOT PERMITTED WITH ADD-ONS.






[This message has been edited by 3544quebec (edited 05-07-2001).]

Aww.. these new rules are no fun, harder to get more miles in Europe now. ;-)

I didn't notice the # of segments for Asia in the rules, did it get reduced from 5 to 4?

I am not able to find the conditions for OWE at www.travel.com.au despite having spent many minutes (or was it hours) looking about the site. Any hints?

i think this is the QF RTW fare, not the OWE fare

what I did was...on the first page of the site, put in SYD as the as origin city, and any city as the destination...and choose "round the world" for "fare"...then you'll be given a whole list of round-the-world fares...from there it should be pretty straightforward to get the rules...

quebec,

Good catch on that Spain - Middle East exception. I guess that means you could fly LHR - DXB - LHR - MAD - CAI - JFK using the new AA (old TW) CAI - JFK flight. Sadly it is operated by a 2 class 767 now. It is also great news that the fares did not increase from some parts of the world.

On the down side who in their right mind would consider a YYZ - LAS flight as trans-continental?

rich

ps. Does anyone have any thoughts as when if ever we can use these fares on TW operated flights?? It seems to me that TW is functioning as a modified version of American Eagle now. In addition (according to the AA board) all TW flights will carry AA flight numbers on June 1, 2001.

I asked the AA RTW desk about TW flts on OW tickets and they said that "at this time" it was not permitted.

They would not comment on flt number changes after June 1 or anytime in the future except that if they were AA flts(operated AND marketed by AA) then it would be OK.

in my tickets it said 'non-refundable', not sure what this means? usually it is fully refundable outside NA, and 7 days before first segment in NA

[This message has been edited by pegasus8228 (edited 05-24-2001).]

My understanding is it is refundable only before the first departure date. (7 day limit in NA?) In any case AFTER the first departure, they calculate the fare of the segements flown etc. to calculate refund. This usually works out to be more than the fare for a single segment "non-refundable" may have something to do with being able to enforce this. All my RTW tickets do have non-refundable on them.

This little bugger means that you cannot go to OZ without also buying either Africa or Asia. I confirmed this with AA's RTW desk.