OW RTW purchase 2 additional sectors - rules
Mar 17, 2004 | 9:13 pm
#1
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OW RTW purchase 2 additional sectors - rules
I note that rules permit purchase of two additional sectors on each continent for US$150 a sector.
Does this mean I could fly 22 sectors if I bought two extra sectors in Asia?
Or is 20 sectors an absolute cap for RTW explorer fares?
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ref: http://www.oneworld.com/products/explorer.cfm
A maximum of 20 flight segments are permitted for the entire journey.
Flights and stopovers
You are allowed to take 2 stopovers in total within your continent of origin in order to get to or from a gateway to commence or return from your international travel.
After departing from your continent of origin, you are allowed to take up to 4 flights to explore each of the other continents (6 flights in North America).
You can book up to 2 additional flights per continent, at a set rate.
QED
[This message has been edited by Gold Member (edited Mar 17, 2004).]
Does this mean I could fly 22 sectors if I bought two extra sectors in Asia?
Or is 20 sectors an absolute cap for RTW explorer fares?
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ref: http://www.oneworld.com/products/explorer.cfm
A maximum of 20 flight segments are permitted for the entire journey.
Flights and stopovers
You are allowed to take 2 stopovers in total within your continent of origin in order to get to or from a gateway to commence or return from your international travel.
After departing from your continent of origin, you are allowed to take up to 4 flights to explore each of the other continents (6 flights in North America).
You can book up to 2 additional flights per continent, at a set rate.
QED
[This message has been edited by Gold Member (edited Mar 17, 2004).]
Aug 10, 2006 | 5:25 am
#6
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by imarks
Other than max 20 segements for the whole itinerary, what other rules govern purchasing additional segments?
What is the current price for them?
Thanks
What is the current price for them?
Thanks
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96N . 4. 2 ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITHIN EACH 97N . CONTINENT, EXCEPT THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN MAY BE 98N . PURCHASED. EACH ADDITIONAL FLIGHT SEGMENT MAY BE 99N . PURCHASED AT A CHARGE OF: 100N . -------------------------------------------------- 101N . ---- 102N . I FIRST CLASS I BUSINESS CLASS I ECONOMY 103N . CLASS I 104N . -------------------------------------------------- 105N . ---- 106N . I USD $550.00 I USD $400.00 I USD 107N . $150.00 I 108N . -------------------------------------------------- 109N . ---- 110N . I AUD 750.00 I AUD 500.00 I AUD 111N . 200.00 I 112N . -------------------------------------------------- 113N . ---- 114N . I GBP 350.00 I GBP 200.00 I GBP 115N . 75.00 I 116N . -------------------------------------------------- 117N . ---- 118N . I HKD 4300 I HKD 3200 I HKD 119N . 1200 I 120N . -------------------------------------------------- 121N . ---- 122N . I EUR 450.00 I EUR 300.00 I EUR 123N . 100.00 I 124N . -------------------------------------------------
Aug 10, 2006 | 9:23 am
#8
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Note that you can purchase extra segments in any class at or below the class of your ticket. This is useful when the extra segment doesn't have anything but coach service, for example, or the airline's biz class isn't worth USD300.
Some airlines/agents have allowed this pax to select which segment is "extra" while others have insisted that they be the last in chronological order, an obvious disadvantage when an earlier segment had that low-class service. I don't think there is anything in the rules on this.
Note also that you can have as many open jaws in your OWE itinerary as you want. For example my last ONE included London-Iceland-London. Including both legs in my ONE would have added up to 21 segments; fortunately, I was able to get a GBP39 fare for the outbound leg. That was in coach, but BA biz intra-Europe is nothing to chase after.
I don't know how much the return would have cost, since I didn't have any better plans for the ONE segment. In any case my point is, if you've put together a 20-segment trip and wish for more, or have used the free 4/6 segments in a continent and want more, first check to see which segments can be purchased separately for under USD150 - they abound.
Some airlines/agents have allowed this pax to select which segment is "extra" while others have insisted that they be the last in chronological order, an obvious disadvantage when an earlier segment had that low-class service. I don't think there is anything in the rules on this.
Note also that you can have as many open jaws in your OWE itinerary as you want. For example my last ONE included London-Iceland-London. Including both legs in my ONE would have added up to 21 segments; fortunately, I was able to get a GBP39 fare for the outbound leg. That was in coach, but BA biz intra-Europe is nothing to chase after.
I don't know how much the return would have cost, since I didn't have any better plans for the ONE segment. In any case my point is, if you've put together a 20-segment trip and wish for more, or have used the free 4/6 segments in a continent and want more, first check to see which segments can be purchased separately for under USD150 - they abound.
Aug 10, 2006 | 10:04 am
#9
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While we are on this subject, I'd appreciate confirmation that the purchased segments do not have to fall within the long haul constraints. That is, one can purchase LHR-DXB-LHR as two extra segments even if one already has LHR-CAI-LHR or can have two extra trans-continental segments within North America or Australia (within the limitation, of course, that the purchased segments are not in the continent of origin). Correct?
Aug 10, 2006 | 10:30 am
#10
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Originally Posted by ReelChief
While we are on this subject, I'd appreciate confirmation that the purchased segments do not have to fall within the long haul constraints. That is, one can purchase LHR-DXB-LHR as two extra segments even if one already has LHR-CAI-LHR or can have two extra trans-continental segments within North America or Australia (within the limitation, of course, that the purchased segments are not in the continent of origin). Correct?
Aug 10, 2006 | 1:12 pm
#11
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Originally Posted by Viajero
Extra transcons is a no-no; extra "long" flights is a definite maybe. See this thread.
In the context of experimentation, don't forget that if you buy extra segments and then elect to cancel them, iirc you don't get the money back.