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Originally Posted by Calchas
(Post 23917655)
The sixteen sector limit is a technical restriction imposed by IATA. An e-ticket cannot hold more than sixteen sectors, including surface sectors. (Well actually, each e-ticket can only hold four sectors, but you can join up to four tickets together to form a booklet of conjunction tickets.)
If you want more sectors, you will have to book them separately. (Some airlines did used to violate this provision by creating larger ticket booklets of more than four tickets, but the tickets they produced were non-standard and caused difficulties for other airlines, so IATA has become quite strict about the 16 segment ceiling now.) Additionally - I'm getting an error: One of the visits to Europe must be a transfer without stopover (less than 24 hours) between Africa and the previous/next continent. Additionally, travel may not include Mauritius/South Africa. Thanks in advance! Paul |
Originally Posted by Byrneand
(Post 23916117)
Thanks Gardyloo for the reply, very helpful.
1) We'd be looking to do the trip in business. 2) Apologies yes its Male so MLE. 3) Fully aware of the infant charge of 10% which is fine. Key issue is if we are starting the trip in JNB but routing back up to London en route to MLE, can we pick up our infant at that point (say after 4/5 days with the grandparents whilst we would be in SA). E.g. Can you add the infant for specific legs? However, you also state, Key issue is if we are starting the trip in JNB but routing back up to London en route to MLE 3.2.1 Africa-Europe-RTW-Europe-Africa One of the visits to Europe must be a transfer without stopover between Africa and the previous/next continent. Travel may not include Mauritius/South Africa. It really sounds to me like you should give consideration to starting in someplace like Jordan, Israel or Egypt, eliminating the fourth continent, and still not pay too big a penalty in cost terms. |
Originally Posted by pauljeff
(Post 23918001)
Sorry - I didn't make it clear - I meant that if I wanted more than the 4 per continent limit whilst still staying within the overall 16 limit, was there anything that I could do? Sorry I didn't make that clear first time.
Originally Posted by pauljeff
(Post 23918001)
My trip starts JNB->MLE (via LON, DOH) and finishes JFK->JNB (via LON) and at no other time touches Europe - both of these stopovers are less than 24 hours. Is the rtw planner wrong? Or am I misunderstanding the rules (which I think allow you 2 visits to Europe, and 1 that lasts more than 24 hours- currently I have no visits lasting > 24 hours but 2 visits to Europe.)
3.2.1 Africa-Europe-RTW-Europe-Africa One of the visits to Europe must be a transfer without stopover between Africa and the previous/next continent. Travel may not include Mauritius/South Africa. |
Not sure if this is the right place to ask but here goes;
I am looking at combining a trip into Asia and the United States early next year. I was wondering if it is possible to find Circle Pacific fare information online? (I am based in Sydney). Is it still the case that HKG is the cheapest place to buy a circle pacific ticket in Asia? If so, is there a way this can be purchased online? I can position somewhere else in Asia if it is significantly cheaper than ex SYD. Thanks in advance. |
Originally Posted by Platinum A332
(Post 24022134)
Not sure if this is the right place to ask but here goes;
I am looking at combining a trip into Asia and the United States early next year. I was wondering if it is possible to find Circle Pacific fare information online? (I am based in Sydney). Is it still the case that HKG is the cheapest place to buy a circle pacific ticket in Asia? If so, is there a way this can be purchased online? I can position somewhere else in Asia if it is significantly cheaper than ex SYD. Thanks in advance. You will have to purchase this through the airline ticketing desk or potentially through a competent travel agent. I've not had time to look at prices for you Code:
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I tried to find whether this has been covered before, but I don't think it has.
It concerns a number of AA/US flights that are direct from outside US to somewhere in the US via an international entry point. I've tried to see if it will validate with the flights onboard with the RTW tool, but unfortunately the RTW tool finds these segments, but won't find others in my itinerary, so I can't build the itinerary online. I'll give an example: AA69. It's MAD-MIA-SFO, but there's an aircraft change and there is a change of configuration as well AA 69 0 MAD-MIA J7 R7 D7 I7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 V7 G7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 (so Business/Economy configuration on a 777-200) AA 69 MIA-SFO F3 A2 P2 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 W7 V7 G7 S7 N7 Q0 O0 (so First/Economy configuration on a 737-800) When you book it using the online tool, it allows MAD-SFO on AA69 with Booking Class D for the the entire journey although there is no Business on the MIA-SFO run. If I try booking the same in reverse (AA 68 SFO-MIA-MAD), the online tool books it, but insists that the flight be booked into L because "there is no Business Class available". Since I'm having problems with this itinerary, I want to just call AA. But will AA regard AA69 as one international sector with one flight number on the same day or will they insist that it's two sectors and therefore has to be booked with an intercontinental segment and then a domestic segment too? Or is this something that falls between the rules? |
Originally Posted by beardoc
(Post 24103978)
I'll give an example: AA69. It's MAD-MIA-SFO, but there's an aircraft change and there is a change of configuration as well
.... Since I'm having problems with this itinerary, I want to just call AA. But will AA regard AA69 as one international sector with one flight number on the same day or will they insist that it's two sectors and therefore has to be booked with an intercontinental segment and then a domestic segment too? The fact that there is a stop (and an equipment change) should not be of any importance, unless it violates the transcontinental rule (I don't think that applies but need to check the specific wording). I don't know why the tool has a problem with the return. |
Originally Posted by Calchas
(Post 24104310)
It's a "direct flight" between MAD and SFO. It counts as one segment in D class. If you want you can split it.
The fact that there is a stop (and an equipment change) should not be of any importance, unless it violates the transcontinental rule (I don't think that applies but need to check the specific wording). I don't know why the tool has a problem with the return. I'm just hoping I don't run into the same thing, especially since I can't get the oneworld booking tool to pick up my other US domestic flights. It just won't show them. |
Originally Posted by beardoc
(Post 24107494)
In the past I've had problems with these routes - especially QF108 JFK-LAX-SYD - the online tool books it as an intercontinental leg, but when I looked to get a travel agent to do the same, they could not get around it being split into QF108 JFK-LAX and QF108 LAX-SYD, which thereby triggers the US transcon rule as I already had a transcon in my itinerary. In the end I just booked it via the booking tool to get around the agent.
I'm just hoping I don't run into the same thing, especially since I can't get the oneworld booking tool to pick up my other US domestic flights. It just won't show them. |
Hi There,
Is changing a surface segment to a flight considered a change to the ticketed points? Thanks |
Hey guys,
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere - I tried using the search function to no avail. Does anyone have a route on a one world round the world ticket that takes in French Polynesia (Papeete)? Thanks! |
Originally Posted by Byrneand
(Post 24157494)
Hey guys,
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere - I tried using the search function to no avail. Does anyone have a route on a one world round the world ticket that takes in French Polynesia (Papeete)? Thanks! You can use http://rtw.oneworld.com to have a go at building your itinerary. The tool does not always price correctly and doesn't show every allowed combination. |
Originally Posted by Calchas
(Post 24157540)
A quick Google search suggests that PPT is served by oneworld carrier LA from SCL, so it should not be difficult to construct a route including it.
Anyone done this? |
Originally Posted by Byrneand
(Post 24157574)
Thanks - yep - I'd seen the exit route out via Easter Island/Chile but had been struggling with a one world in from Australia/New Zealand/Asia direction.
Anyone done this? |
Originally Posted by Byrneand
(Post 24157494)
Hey guys,
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere - I tried using the search function to no avail. Does anyone have a route on a one world round the world ticket that takes in French Polynesia (Papeete)? Thanks! You can use the Global Explorer to visit Tahiti (or Fiji for that matter) as the GlobEx allows use of Qantas codeshares on Air Tahiti metal. The Oneworld Explorer doesn't. You can use the OWE to get from Tahiti to South America on Lan's service, but you can't do a return SCL-PPT-SCL trip with the OWE because it would involve backtracking between South America and the Southwest Pacific. So using the OWE you'd have to fly from AKL or SYD on your own nickel, then pick up the OWE in PPT for onward travel to South America. (With the Global Explorer you could continue from PPT to North America and wouldn't need to route via South America.) |
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