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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 8:11 am
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nesjon
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HKG-JNB-SYD considered as illegal backtracking?
Hello.

I'm planning a rtw-trip, and just wonder if it's possible to go from Asia to Africa, and then continue towards Australia?

Let's say my itinerary looks like this:
OSL-HEL-NRT-HKG-JNB-SYD-AKL-SCL-NYC-LHR-OSL

With this itinerary I'm heading eastwards between continents except for my HKG-JNB flight . Is this legal or not?

Thank you.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 8:15 am
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Not legal. You would be breaking this rule:

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113N . 4. TRAVEL MUST BE IN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD  
114N .    DIRECTION BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA-2-AREA 3.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 8:29 am
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Originally Posted by Viajero
Not legal. You would be breaking this rule:

Code:
113N . 4. TRAVEL MUST BE IN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD  
114N .    DIRECTION BETWEEN AREA 1-AREA-2-AREA 3.
Thank you for your quick answer.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 12:57 pm
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Not legal in Oneworld Explorer, but it should be valid under Global Explorer fare rules...
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 2:15 pm
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Originally Posted by tfung
Not legal in Oneworld Explorer, but it should be valid under Global Explorer fare rules...
Or in most mileage-based RTW products. The restriction is primarily to prevent abuse in the unlimited mileage aspects of OWE (do any other unlimited mileage products exist any more?).
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