As long as your Origin-Destination surface complies with this rule, then yes it is allowed:Note also that this segment does NOT count as one of the maximum 16 segments allowed.

That's total nonsense.

+1

Technically, you cannot end (or start) an air ticket with a surface sector; it's not something that makes any sense. But the fare rules in this case allow the final city to be different from the start city.

NB, I am pretty sure this used to allow BETWEEN UNITED STATES/CANADA explicitly?

EDIT: looking at the historical rules last November, they allowed
EDIT 2: Please regard the rules A-G as the current rules in effect.

Where do you look up the fare rules Calchas?

The pdf document on the oneworld.com web site has exceptions (a) to (g); as do the fare rules listed in ExpertFlyer.

I searched for CAI-CAI BA AONE6 on ExpertFlyer. The first was ticketing today and the second was ticketing 01 NOV 2016. In both cases ticketing at LON.

Maybe they now vary those rules a little by origin city. But then why include the India/Sri Lanka exception?

Thanks for explaining Calchas

However, I tried reproducing your result - and couldn't:confused:
I would be very, very surprised if the fare rules differed based on origin city, or on any other criterion. I understand Oneworld is working on automating updates to the fare rules for all airlines in the alliance, which to me implies only one version for all.

I agree with you---I cannot reproduce this "glitch" either, including by ticketing on the date I posted my reply (09 Sept). :confused: :confused: :confused:

I am afraid I will have to leave this as an unexplained mystery.

Wow. I mean, only meaningful if interested in a LONEx but assuming it's no YQ on any airline that's actually quite a price perk if you fly BA long haul 2+ times.

Does anyone know how you can book a DONE ex-CAI in Dollars. Unfortunately I am not flying any AA segments at any point so don't think I can use the RTW desk. Anyone had any luck with other airlines out of CAI? Will be flying QR, LATAM, QF, UL, JL, BA.
Preferably trying to avoid BA, I have heard they charge surcharges.
Is AA the only airline that can sell a ticket in dollars ex-CAI?

Thank you!

You could contact QF in Australia and pay in dollars. Cathay in Hong Kong should also allow you to pay in dollars.

If you want to pay in US dollars, try contacting AA. Theoretically any oneworld airline can price and sell a oneworld Explorer fare, even if you don't have any flights with that airline.

Alternatively you could try contacting a local travel agent in the US.

Please note that there is no need to book out of CAI. You can use any airline that is willing to book RTW tickets in any city. QF, and BA probably have most experience and are easier for English speakers.

Not sure why you want to book in dollars. Most credit cards will simply convert foreign charges to dollars. Many cards have no foreign transaction fees and usually offer competitive rates. What is it about your situation that is problematic?

Booking in B class
 

The rules sheet says that: "Where the applicable booking class for the lower class is not available ... Passengers travelling on DONE* Business Class Fares may book B class (except AA) or H class on AA".

Am I correct that means that I should be able to book a QF flight that has no J class and shows as: Y9 B9 H9 K3 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0 ?

Yes

(I was once booked in B on a DONE4 - it was a domestic flight in Brazil on JJ; before I flew I noticed the booking class changed to L - presumably because then JJ would award me fewer AA miles:()

There are a number of booking classes allowed to be used on a D or A xONEx depending on where the flight is or why D/A is not available.
eg, domestic Japan flights book into F/J/Y.
single class AA flights on First or Business RTWs book into Y.

Yes.

Indeed, it is worth inspecting the booking code exceptions table, which is what the computer uses to decide which fare class to book or whether the fare can be used on a particular flight. For instance QF prefers R (premium economy) when D is unavailable, which is not noted in the fare rules, AFAIK.

Just to add to this, most credit cards that do charge foreign transaction fees switched some years back from foreign currency fees; the distinction is that the fee applies even if the transaction is in US dollars if the transaction is considered to have occurred outside the U.S.