xONEx question - through flight that transits country of origin
Jan 30, 2006 | 9:36 pm
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xONEx question - through flight that transits country of origin
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Can I do AKL-SYD-SCL-...-AKL? SYD-SCL is single flight number and will be ticketed single coupon. My TA says I cant do it due to the transit in AKL = more than one arrival and departure in country of origin.
Doesnt seem right to me - I certainly expected it to be allowed.
Can someone please confirm or point me to the relevant rule I can go back to TA on?
Thanks
Can I do AKL-SYD-SCL-...-AKL? SYD-SCL is single flight number and will be ticketed single coupon. My TA says I cant do it due to the transit in AKL = more than one arrival and departure in country of origin.
Doesnt seem right to me - I certainly expected it to be allowed.
Can someone please confirm or point me to the relevant rule I can go back to TA on?
Thanks
Jan 30, 2006 | 10:19 pm
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I have certainly been allowed to do it in the past. I had a HKG originated DONE3 which ended LHR-MNL-HKG in the days when there was a BA flight LHR-MNL which stopped in Hong Kong. I would ask the TA to check with the issuing airline.
Jan 30, 2006 | 10:58 pm
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With Kanebear's recent publishing of the rules there is nothing to indicate you can't do that. There is reference to single flight numbers between Australia AND Europe, but nothing between Auastralia and S/A.
There are references to the arrivals and departure limitation here:
I would suggest getting a second opinion if possible. If not, perhaps you could start somewhere else?
There are references to the arrivals and departure limitation here:
Code:
113N . 4. 1 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE AND 1 INTERNATIONAL 114N . ARRIVAL FROM/TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN PERMITTED. 115N . EXCEPTION - ORIGIN USA - 2 PERMITTED. 1 ARRIVAL- 116N . DEPARTURE MUST BE A TRANSIT WITHOUT STOPOVER. 117N . NOTE: TRAVEL BETWEEN THE U.S./CANADA IS NOT 118N . COUNTED AS INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE.
Jan 31, 2006 | 12:06 am
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May not be all bad - while digging around the rules trying to find why this not allowed I came across an exception to 2 arrivals & departures to a continent for north america to/from south america. So I could instead route via US and get more SCs and points doing that (as long as I can make schedule to work).
Jan 31, 2006 | 12:50 am
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I did YVR-JFK-HKG on CX (where the JFK-HKG flight was CX 889 and it stopped in YVR, but ticketed as JFK-HKG) and didn't have any problems.
I guess as long as the "stop" is not printed on the ticket then it would be ok.
(Note: YVR-JFK-YVR-HKG is not allowed)
I guess as long as the "stop" is not printed on the ticket then it would be ok.
(Note: YVR-JFK-YVR-HKG is not allowed)
Jan 31, 2006 | 3:48 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Isnt JFK-YVR a north america trans-continental? If so then cant do the round trip.
Jan 31, 2006 | 1:51 pm
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Qantas has relented and said I can do this now.
Thanks to every one who helped. Now I just need to decide if I stick with this (more convenient schedule) or use the north america transit en route to south america exception (a lot more SCs and points but much less convenient schedule).
Thanks to every one who helped. Now I just need to decide if I stick with this (more convenient schedule) or use the north america transit en route to south america exception (a lot more SCs and points but much less convenient schedule).
Feb 1, 2006 | 9:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Isnt JFK-YVR a north america trans-continental? If so then cant do the round trip.
Similarly, one can do LAX-JFK-(LAX)-SYD flying QF108 on JFK-SYD.