Oneworld Award question
 

In another topic, someone mentioned that with the Oneworld awards, only the shortest distance between stopovers counts, (ie FCO-LON-MAD, only the distance FCO-MAD would count). Does this mean you could go from the US to JNB via HKG without a stopover and it would only count as the shortest (via Atlantic) distance? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

No. Mileage will still be based on connecting flights . So your JFK to JNB flight would have to be flown on either CX or QF. So your award zone will determine which uses more miles... JFK-SYD-JNB or JFK-HKG-JNB. Even if you don't stop, a connection is counted as you have to get off and get on another flight. However, you can opt for JFK-LHR-JNB which will work out less miles.

If you are talking about AA's multicarrier awards, I think it will be based on the route you take. If you take JFK-x/HKG-JNB (no stopover at HKG), then I assume it will be the distance between JFK-JNB over the Pacific.

If you fly BA via Atlantic, then it will be the distance JFK-JNB that counts, not JFK-LHR-JNB. If the xLHR designation is given, the stopover city will be ignored.

I think CX and BA's FFPs count miles via connecting cities regardless of whether you stop over or not. I hope I am wrong. I really wish.

Chiangi, I'm probably being paranoid here, but does the above hold true when COLLECTING miles on purchased tickets as well (Please don't tell me it's true)?
The reason I ask is that I have a OWE booked JNB-xHKG-BKK. Will the xHKG designation mean that I will only receive miles for the shortest distance JNB-BKK, or will I still receive miles for (JNB-HKG) + (HKG-BKK)?

Thanks

Salt

You get miles just like normal, which of course would be per flight number or segment.

salt, as Darren says. AA/BA/CX (all oneworld carriers I know of) never ignore stopover cities when collecting miles. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif AA's program is great in this sense.

OK, a phone call to the BA EC confirmed to me that BA counts connecting cities when calculating miles flown for the OW award. He told me that a BA flight from CPH to DEL would be calculated as CPH-LHR-DEL even though you are only flying through Heathrow. Is he right?

Second, all OW awards have to originate in the States. Is this right?

Hope one of you can confirm the above or point me to a posting.