OW Rules Clarification
Nov 20, 2002 | 6:05 am
#1
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OW Rules Clarification
A stupid question:
Assuming I'm doing a JNB-HKG-CEB-HKG-BKK.
I have no choice than to go via HKG to BKK thus, is the CEB-HKG considered as '1 segment' if I'm spending less than 24 hours there or is CEB-HKG-BKK considered as 1 segment ?
A related one would be if I'm allow to do
PER-SYD-CNS-BNE-CHC//AKL-SYD-LAX-JFK
without buying the 5th extra segment.
Thanks !
Assuming I'm doing a JNB-HKG-CEB-HKG-BKK.
I have no choice than to go via HKG to BKK thus, is the CEB-HKG considered as '1 segment' if I'm spending less than 24 hours there or is CEB-HKG-BKK considered as 1 segment ?
A related one would be if I'm allow to do
PER-SYD-CNS-BNE-CHC//AKL-SYD-LAX-JFK
without buying the 5th extra segment.
Thanks !
Nov 20, 2002 | 8:20 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BoPeep:
Each time you board an airplane you are flying one segment. Thus, when you connect to get to your destination, you have 2 segments.</font>
Each time you board an airplane you are flying one segment. Thus, when you connect to get to your destination, you have 2 segments.</font>
Nov 20, 2002 | 5:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mwielsch:
A related one would be if I'm allow to do
PER-SYD-CNS-BNE-CHC//AKL-SYD-LAX-JFK
without buying the 5th extra segment.
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A related one would be if I'm allow to do
PER-SYD-CNS-BNE-CHC//AKL-SYD-LAX-JFK
without buying the 5th extra segment.
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Nov 21, 2002 | 8:14 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by number_6:
While you cannot fly AKL-SYD without buying another segment, QF does fly AKL-LAX and you can go AKL-LAX instead of AKL-SYD-LAX (thereby avoiding buying another segment and the travel time to SYD -- since you can't possibly have been intending to stop in SYD, could you?).
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While you cannot fly AKL-SYD without buying another segment, QF does fly AKL-LAX and you can go AKL-LAX instead of AKL-SYD-LAX (thereby avoiding buying another segment and the travel time to SYD -- since you can't possibly have been intending to stop in SYD, could you?).
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Originally it was:
LAX-SFO-DFW-CUN-MIA-SJO-MIA-CDG
LAX and SFO are just stopover, I'm keeping MIA as it is the hub to connect easily with caribbeans flight which I might use later (a MIA-STT-MIA-CDG for example)
Flights to go to CUN or SJO waste me some segments, so I was trying to find some ideas as from the top of my head there is a JFK-CUN.
Nov 26, 2002 | 12:07 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mwielsch:
(though JFK taxes are $80 if I'm not wrong so this is close to an extra segment)</font>
(though JFK taxes are $80 if I'm not wrong so this is close to an extra segment)</font>
JFK "only" charges $3, and, assuming that you bought your RTW outside of the US, you don't have to pay the segment tax, so in your case you would be out a measley $5.50 by adding JFK to the trip.
Nov 26, 2002 | 3:33 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hillrider:
Nope. The rule of thumb for US taxes is $11 per extra flown segment: $4.50 XF to the airport (varies from 0.00 to 4.50), $4.00 ZP as segment tax, and $2.50 AY as security fee.
JFK "only" charges $3, and, assuming that you bought your RTW outside of the US, you don't have to pay the segment tax, so in your case you would be out a measley $5.50 by adding JFK to the trip.</font>
Nope. The rule of thumb for US taxes is $11 per extra flown segment: $4.50 XF to the airport (varies from 0.00 to 4.50), $4.00 ZP as segment tax, and $2.50 AY as security fee.
JFK "only" charges $3, and, assuming that you bought your RTW outside of the US, you don't have to pay the segment tax, so in your case you would be out a measley $5.50 by adding JFK to the trip.</font>