Backtracking on DONE4 - Someone please clarify
Feb 2, 2005 | 3:26 pm
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And the transit through Asia does not need to be a single-plane through service (such as BA10, QF9, QF1 etc). It can be a valid connection, but must be transit and not stopover in Asia. So you can use something like QF51 BNE-SIN connecting to QF9 SIN-LHR. You can even use CX flights connecting in transit in HKG and changing planes and flight numbers.
Transiting Asia a second time does not require Asia to be counted twice in the continent count.
Transiting Asia a second time does not require Asia to be counted twice in the continent count.
Feb 2, 2005 | 9:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Viajero
Not quite, the rule says you cannot reenter your country of origin, not your continent and, yes, there's also a separate rule about not reentering continents, but that rule has exceptions and Asia is one of them. So, in short, I'm not that clear that what the OP wants is against the rules.
:-:'s for you. I have gone back to xONEx School and you are correct! ^
Countries/Continents/Intercontinentals/Transcontinentals.. it all now seems to make sense.
Basically, you can have 2 Intercontinental arrivals to Asia and 2 intercontinental departures from Asia when one of each combine to form a transfer between SWP and Europe. Except that you cannot transfer through your country of origin.
To test this I put this routing through the oneWORLD Validator: bkk-syd-sin-lhr-jfk-nrt-hkg-bkk.
1: BKK-SYD: intercontinental From Asia #1, to SWP
2: SYD-SIN: intercontinental From SWP, To Asia #1 (Transfer w/o Stopover part 1)
3: SIN-LHR: intercontinental From Asia #2, To Europe (Transfer w/o Stopover part 2)
4: LHR-JFK: intercontinental From Europe, to NA
5: JFK-NRT: intercontinental From NA, To Asia #2
6: NRT-HKG: 1st of 4 (Asia)
7: HKG-BKK: 2nd of 4 (Asia)
Congratulations!! Valid itinerary!!! - (28447 miles)
(My Edits in Red)
2: SYD-SIN: intercontinental From SWP, To Asia #1 (Transfer w/o Stopover part 1)
3: SIN-LHR: intercontinental From Asia #2, To Europe (Transfer w/o Stopover part 2)
4: LHR-JFK: intercontinental From Europe, to NA
5: JFK-NRT: intercontinental From NA, To Asia #2
6: NRT-HKG: 1st of 4 (Asia)
7: HKG-BKK: 2nd of 4 (Asia)
Congratulations!! Valid itinerary!!! - (28447 miles)
(My Edits in Red)