Middle East Flight Rules
Mar 18, 2023 | 6:46 am
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Middle East Flight Rules
Have the rules changed? I thought one could only do 2 flights between the Middle East & Europe, but I can't see that in the rules anymore. So are these routings valid:
1) MIA-JFK-DOH-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA
2) MIA-LHR-DOH-OSL-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA
3) MIA-LHR-DOH-LHR-AUH-LHR-SYD-HKG-ORD-MIA
Thanks.
1) MIA-JFK-DOH-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA
2) MIA-LHR-DOH-OSL-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA
3) MIA-LHR-DOH-LHR-AUH-LHR-SYD-HKG-ORD-MIA
Thanks.
Last edited by MiamiPrep; Mar 18, 2023 at 8:19 am Reason: Clarification. Expound.
Mar 18, 2023 | 8:20 am
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Have the rules changed? I thought one could only do 2 flights between the Middle East & Europe, but I can't see that in the rules anymore. So is this routing valid:
MIA-JFK-DOH-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA but this wouldn't be: MIA-LHR-DOH-OSL-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA? Thanks.
MIA-JFK-DOH-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA but this wouldn't be: MIA-LHR-DOH-OSL-LHR-DOH-AKL-HKG-JFK-MIA? Thanks.
(i) The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction.
Mar 19, 2023 | 1:16 am
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The rule allowing four flight segments in Europe/Middle East used to have the words:
As jerry a. laska has pointed out, your second itinerary violates another rule; your first and third itineraries are fine
*not more than 2 of which may be between the UK and ALBANIA, ALGERIA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, GREECE, MIDDLE EAST, MOROCCO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA west of the Urals, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE.
But those words were removed - back in 2016As jerry a. laska has pointed out, your second itinerary violates another rule; your first and third itineraries are fine