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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HomersfriendCarl:
So I Emailed yet again and asked about a 5 and 6 cont ticket max 28 seg and they said OK when do you want to leave? The TA that I have been in contact with is Allan Hopper.
travel.com.au &lt;[email protected]&gt;</font>

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GibSpmuh:
Here's a copy of the rules I sourced from www.travel.com.au :

FARE: RTWQF/ONEW6

CONDITION: RWQF1W6

RTW:QF'ONE WORLD6EXPLORER'Y/CL.PUBL.

Click here to view Full Rules - Summary Rules
The most important things to check are:
Fare Sheet: RTWQF/ONEW6-RTW:QF'ONE WORLD6EXPLORER'Y/CL.PUBL.


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


Season: 19-08-03
5-12-03


Expires: 31-12-10


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

Fares Updated 14 APRIL 2003(SM)/26MAY03(SPB)

Published Fare AUD4459(H); AUD3999(L);
SEASONALITY -
(H):31MAY-18AUG/06DEC-24DEC;
(L):25DEC-30MAY/19AUG-05DEC;


Validity MINIMUM: 10 DAYS* MAXIMUM: 1 YEAR
* TRAVEL ON THE LAST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR MUST
COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 10DAYS AFTER COMMENCEMENT
OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.
DEPARTURES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (SEASONAL)

Class ECONOMY: M (QF/BA/AA/AO/AY/CX/IB/EI/LA/LP)
ECONOMY: T (BA - LONGHAUL 'WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS'
SUPERIOR ECONOMY CLASS W H E N
SURCHARGE IS PAID - SEE PARAGRAPH
'NOTES' BELOW)
* CAPACITY LIMITATIONS MAY APPLY ON THIS FARE.


Child 75% (2 - 11 YEARS) NO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.
NOTE: N O DISCOUNT APPLIES TO BRITISH AIRWAYS
'WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS' CLASS SURCHARGE.


Infant 10% (UNDER 2 YEARS)
NOTE: N O DISCOUNT APPLIES TO BRITISH AIRWAYS
'WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS' CLASS SURCHARGE.


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.
3.A MAXIMUM OF T W E N T Y FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE
PERMITTED FOR THE E N T I R E JOURNEY.

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/
AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES/LAN CHILE AIRLINES/OR
LAN PERU.
* A MAXIMUM OF T W E N T Y FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE
PERMITTED FOR THE E N T I R E JOURNEY.
* TRAVEL M U S T BE TO/FROM OR VIA ADJACENT
CONTINENTS A N D MUST BE IN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD
DIRECTION BETWEEN 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.
* PASSENGERS MAY UPGRADE TO BRITISH AIRWAYS
'WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS' CABIN/SEAT ON SPECIFIED
LONGHAUL FLIGHTS (WHERE OFFERED) UPON PAYMENT
OF AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE OF USD300/AUD600 PER
ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENT - EXCEPTION: FOR DIRECT
FLIGHTS BETWEEN LONDON-MELBOURNE AND LONDON-SYDNEY
THE CHARGE WILL BE USD450/AUD900 PER FLIGHT
SEGMENT. (MUST BE IDENTIFIED A 'Q' IN THE TICKET
FARE CONSTRUCTION)
NOTE: N O CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY TO THESE
'WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS' SURCHARGES.
(CONDITIONS APPLY-SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
* NOTE: TRAVEL N O T PERMITTED ON CATHAY PACIFIC
FLTS BETWEEN HONGKONG AND VIETNAM.
* ALL TRAVEL MUST BE ACCORDING TO ROUTINGS.
A.THE DATE OF THE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL SECTOR
DETERMINES THE APPLICABLE SEASONAL FARE FROM THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY - E.G:
SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND DEPART: 20 MAY
AUCKLAND TO LOS ANGELES DEPART: 01 JUNE
LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK: DEPART: 10 OCTOBER
ALTHOUGH TRAVEL ORIGINATES IN AUSTRALIA - THE
FLIGHT THAT DETERMINES SEASONALITY IS: 01 JUNE
(I.E. HIGH SEASON-FROM CONTINENT/SOUTHWEST PACIF.)
B.UPGRADING BY SECTOR FROM ECONOMY TO BUSINESS
OR BUSINESS TO FIRST CLASS IS NOT PERMITTED.
C.THESE FARES ONLY APPLY IF PURCHASED BEFORE
DEPARTURE.
D.TRAVEL MUST BEGIN AND END AT THE SAME POINT EXCEPT
ORIGIN - DESTINATION SURFACE SEGMENT PERMITTED
WITHIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
E.OPEN JAW AT ORIGIN IS PERMITTED PROVIDED IT IS
WITHIN THE ONE COUNTRY.
F.GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY
BA/CX/QF/AO/IB/AY/EI/LA/LP MAY N O T BE
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE.
G.BAGGAGE REGULATIONS: THE 'PIECE' SYSTEM APPLIES TO
PASSENGERS TRAVELLING ON THE 'ONEWORLD EXPLORER'
FARE.
* A L L FARES/RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT
NOTICE.

Payment/ticket 1.TICKET STOCK: QF/BA/AA/CX ONLY - EXCEPTION: WHEN
AO PARTICIPATES ON THE ITINERARY ONLY QF TICKET
MAY BE USED.
2.ENDORSED:"VALID QF/BA/AA/AO/AY/CX/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.
UPGRADING -
A)THE ECONOMY CLASS ONEWORLD GLOBAL EXPLORER FARE
MAY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGHER TIERED GLOBAL
EXPLORER OR A FIRST/BUSINESS CLASS GLOBAL
EXPLORER FARE WITHOUT PENALTY;
B)UPGRADING BY SECTOR TO BUSINESS/OR FIRST CLASS IS
NOT PERMITTED;
AT ANY TIME: THE ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE MAY BE USED
AS CREDIT TOWARDS A FULL IATA MILEAGE FARE OR A
'GLOBAL EXPLORER' FARE(IN CLASS ORIGINALLY
PURCHASED) PROVIDED THE CONDITIONS OF THE 'GLOBAL
EXPLORER' FARE HAVE BEEN MET. NO PENALTY WILL APPLY.
REISSUED TICKETS MUST BE ENDORSED:
'NONREF/XXX---//XXX' (EQUALS ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE
BASIS CODE).
THE ORIGINAL NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS NON-
REFUNDABLE. IF THE UPGRADED TICKET IS SUBSEQUENTLY
CANCELLED THE ORIGINAL PENALTY WILL APPLY.

Changes 1.BEFORE DEPARTURE/AFTER TICKET ISSUE: UNLIMITED
CHANGES PERMITTED FREE OF CHARGE PROVIDED WITHIN
VALIDITY OF THE FARE.
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 REROUTING CHANGE RESULTS IN A CHANGE
TO THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS OR EXTRA SEGMENTS
CHARGED - STANDARD REROUTING PROCEDURES APPLY.
TICKETS MAY BE REISSUED TO/FROM A -ONE4/ -ONE5/
OR -ONE6 FARE. ANY INCREASE IN THE FARE WILL BE
COLLECTED AND ANY DECREASE WILL BE REFUNDED IN
THE FORM OF AN MCO FOR REFUND IN THE COUNTRY OF
SALE. ANY APPLICABLE CHANGE FEE PENALTY WILL
APPLY.
NOTE: FOR CHANGES MADE OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA - AIRLINE
FEES MAY APPLY.

Routings * ROUND WORLD TRAVEL - VIA QF/BA/AA/AO/AY/CX/IB/EI/
LA/LP O P E R A T E D SERVICES ONLY.
A MAXIMUM S I X CONTINENTS MAY BE VISITED.
A MAXIMUM OF T W E N T Y FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE
PERMITTED FOR THE E N T I R E JOURNEY.
A)TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE ATLANTIC A N D PACIFIC
OCEANS AND ONLY O N E CROSSING OF EACH OCEAN
IS PERMITTED.
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)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. NOTE: TRAVEL BETWEEN
USA AND CANADA IS NOT CONSIDERED INTERNATIONAL;
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 GHANA OR NIGERIA
TWO PERMITTED IN EUROPE WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER
WITHOUT STOPOVER BETWEEN GHANA/NIGERIA AND
ANOTHER CONTINENT.
D)ONLY O N E INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE AND ONE
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FROM/TO THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN IS PERMITTED.
E)INTERMEDIATE SURFACE SECTORS PERMITTED AT
PASSENGERS OWN EXPENSE.
F)A MAXIMUM OF T W E N T Y FLIGHT SEGMENTS ARE
PERMITTED FOR THE E N T I R E JOURNEY.
FREE FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT ARE
LIMITED AS FOLLOWS -
AFRICA................4
ASIA..................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/ISRAEL/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 E X C E P T THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN
MAY BE PURCHASED AT A CHARGE OF:
AUD200 (ECONOMY CLASS);
FOR E A C H ADITIONAL SEGMENT.
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 IS ON ANY QF/BA/AA/AO/AY/CX*/LA/LP/EI/IB/
CODESHARE SERVICE OPERATED BY QF/BA/AA/AO/AY/CX*/
LA/LP/EI/IB IS PERMITTED.
A L L OTHER CODESHARE FLTS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
*EXCEPTION-
1.TRAVEL N O T PERMITTED ON CX FLTS BETWEEN
HONGKONG AND VIETNAM;
2.QF FLIGHT NUMBERS WITHIN THE RANGE OF QF1-QF299
ARE PERMITTED.
TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ON THE FOLLOWING AIRLINES
WHICH ARE AFFILIATED WITH ONEWORLD PARTNERS:
AA - AMERICAN EAGLE-INCLUDING FLTS OPERATED BY
EXCUTIVE AIR/TWA/AMERICA CONNECTION-INCLUDING
FLTS OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA/TRANS STATES/AND
CORPORATE AIRLINES;
BA - BRITISH AIRWAYS; BRITISH AIRWAYS CITIEXPRESS;
COMAIR; CITYFLYER EXPRESS; BRITISH-
MEDITERRANEAN;GB AIRWAYS; LOGANAIR; DUO AIR-
WAYS LTD;/REGIONAL AIR-INCLUDING THE FLTS
OPERATED BY AIR KENYA/SUN-AIR/ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS
IB - AIR NOSTRUM; BINTER MEDITERRANEAN;
LA - LAN PERU; LAN PERU/LAN EXPRESS;
QF - QANTASLINK (OPERATED BY IMPULSE); NATIONAL
JET SYSTEMS; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN
AUSTRALIA; SUNSTATE AIRLINES; JETCONNECT AND
AWOPS FLIGHTS OPERATED FOR QANTAS.
(ALL FLTS M U S T HAVE QF DESIGNATORS).
GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OPERATED BY/FOR
BA/QF MAY N O T BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE
ONEWORLD EXPLORER FARE.
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 COLUMN (A) AND A CITY IN COMUMN (B):
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
BALTIMORE MD LAS VEGAS
BOSTON MA LOS ANGELES
FT LAUDERDALE FL OAKLAND CA
HARTFORD CT PORTLAND OR
MIAMI FL SAN DIEGO
NEWARK NJ SAN FRANCISCO CA
NEW YORK SAN JOSE CA
ORLANDO SEATTLE
PHILADELPHIA VANCOUVER BC
SAN JAUAN PR SANTA ANA CA
TORONTO ON LONG BEACH CA
WASHINGTON DC
ADDITIONALLY: ONLY ONE FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE-ANC
AND ONE FLIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE-ANC IS PERMITTED.
J)WITHIN AUSTRALIA - ONLY O N E NONSTOP/SINGLE
PLANE SERVICE IS PERMITTED BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING
POINTS:
BNE/CNS/SYD-PER;
MEL/SYD-DRW.
EXCEPTION: NO RESTRICTION BETWEEN SYD-PER FOR
PASSENGERS ORIGINATIING IN PER WHEN IN CONJUNCTION
WITH TRAVEL TO/FROM AFRICA.
K)TRANSFERS: UNLIMITED ONLINE/INTERLINE TRANSFERS
PERMITTED BETWEEN AA/AO/AY/BA/CX/EI/IB/LA/QF/LP.

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


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

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JonNYC:
Airline Qantas Airways / British Airways / American Airlines Inc / Cathay Pacific / Finnair / Iberia / Lan-chile
Fare Source:
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