Rumoured enhancements to oneworld RTWs
Dec 5, 2007 | 5:04 pm
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Originally Posted by jgold
... This was the beginning of my planned routing: JFK-EZE//GRU-SCL-IPC-SCL-xJFK-HKG-BKK ... However, that is no longer permitted; instead I'd have to connect to Asia through, say, LAX. That's a pain, because I was going to try and force a 6-8 hr transit (without stopover) to drop off some stuff at home. ...
... do I need to allow for a final surface segment to get back to my origin at JFK (i.e., would my final flown BOS-SFO flight have to be my 19th segment, rather than my 20th, if I'm going to end the trip in SFO)? The rules say that "origin-destination surface segments are permitted" for trips originating in the U.S., but I'm not clear whether that "origin-destination surface segment[]" counts against my 20. Thanks...(hope this question isn't too muddied).
Thanks also to Viajero and Gardyloo for clarifying the source of the Star File.
Thanks also to Viajero and Gardyloo for clarifying the source of the Star File.
Code:
79N . 4. TRAVEL MUST BEGIN AND END THE THE SAME POINT 80N . EXCEPT ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURFACE PERMITTED AS 81N . FOLLOWS: 82N . * WITHIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 83N . * BETWEEN U.S.A-CANADA 84N . * WITHIN AFRICA 85N . * WITHIN THE MIDDLE EAST 86N . * BETWEEN HKG-CHINA 87N . * BETWEEN MALAYSIA-SIN
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Dec 5, 2007 | 5:17 pm
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Dec 5, 2007 | 6:07 pm
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So with the rule on DAC gone it makes both DAC and CMB orphans - cheap prices but impossible to ticket
Had been hoping they might go the otherway and add CMB to the DAC exception
Had been hoping they might go the otherway and add CMB to the DAC exception
Dec 5, 2007 | 6:14 pm
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Dec 7, 2007 | 11:57 am
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I posted it in the OWE FAQ sticky thread.
Edited to add - on the origin point stopover, the Star File rule disagrees with that posted on EF -
29N STOPOVERS
30N ----------
31N .
32N MAXIMUM 2
33N STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN.
34N .
35N NO RESTRICTION FOR STOPOVER AT POINT OF ORIGIN.
Edited to add - on the origin point stopover, the Star File rule disagrees with that posted on EF -
29N STOPOVERS
30N ----------
31N .
32N MAXIMUM 2
33N STOPOVERS PERMITTED IN THE CONTINENT OF ORIGIN.
34N .
35N NO RESTRICTION FOR STOPOVER AT POINT OF ORIGIN.
In the copy that's posted here http://www.hardlink.com/~markdu/OWFi...eExplorer.html
On page 2, line 35, it says
35N NO RESTRICTION FOR STOPOVER AT POINT OF ORIGIN.
On page 5, line 34, it says
34N . 5. TRAVEL MAY NOT BE VIA THE POINT OF ORIGIN.
I guess they put in the line on page 5 and forgot to take out the line on page 2?
Dec 8, 2007 | 4:30 am
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The Star File appears to disagree with itself -
In the copy that's posted here http://www.hardlink.com/~markdu/OWFi...eExplorer.html
On page 2, line 35, it says
35N NO RESTRICTION FOR STOPOVER AT POINT OF ORIGIN.
On page 5, line 34, it says
34N . 5. TRAVEL MAY NOT BE VIA THE POINT OF ORIGIN.
I guess they put in the line on page 5 and forgot to take out the line on page 2?
In the copy that's posted here http://www.hardlink.com/~markdu/OWFi...eExplorer.html
On page 2, line 35, it says
35N NO RESTRICTION FOR STOPOVER AT POINT OF ORIGIN.
On page 5, line 34, it says
34N . 5. TRAVEL MAY NOT BE VIA THE POINT OF ORIGIN.
I guess they put in the line on page 5 and forgot to take out the line on page 2?
(d) Travel may not be via the point of origin
Dec 9, 2007 | 9:10 pm
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Price drop DONE4/AONE4 ex-Japan?
It seems like the base fare for a DONE4/AONE4 ex-Japan has gone down by about 4.7%. I guess that is an enhancement. 
However, the fares ex-India seem to have gone up. AONE3/4 is up by 12.99%, DONE3/4 is up by 12.00%.
Fares ex-South Korea haven't changed.
I was only paying attention to xONE3/4 from these countries.
However, the fares ex-India seem to have gone up. AONE3/4 is up by 12.99%, DONE3/4 is up by 12.00%.
Fares ex-South Korea haven't changed.
I was only paying attention to xONE3/4 from these countries.
Dec 9, 2007 | 9:48 pm
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Dec 10, 2007 | 12:35 am
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It seems like the base fare for a DONE4/AONE4 ex-Japan has gone down by about 4.7%. I guess that is an enhancement.
However, the fares ex-India seem to have gone up. AONE3/4 is up by 12.99%, DONE3/4 is up by 12.00%.
Fares ex-South Korea haven't changed.
I was only paying attention to xONE3/4 from these countries.
However, the fares ex-India seem to have gone up. AONE3/4 is up by 12.99%, DONE3/4 is up by 12.00%.
Fares ex-South Korea haven't changed.
I was only paying attention to xONE3/4 from these countries.
On 20 September 2007,
Only DONE4/AONE4/DONE5/AONE5 ex-JPN fares were increased at 5.0%.
Dec 11, 2007 | 12:07 am
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Oneworld.com.
I had written down the fares on 11/26. Yesterday when I checked on Oneworld.com, the fares had gone down ex-Japan for a DONE4/AONE4. It's now JPY 743200 / JPY 1072400 on the website. It used to be JPY 780400 / JPY 1126100.
What do you think the fares are? Do they match either set? Thanks.
I had written down the fares on 11/26. Yesterday when I checked on Oneworld.com, the fares had gone down ex-Japan for a DONE4/AONE4. It's now JPY 743200 / JPY 1072400 on the website. It used to be JPY 780400 / JPY 1126100.
What do you think the fares are? Do they match either set? Thanks.
Dec 11, 2007 | 9:18 am
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Oneworld.com.
I had written down the fares on 11/26. Yesterday when I checked on Oneworld.com, the fares had gone down ex-Japan for a DONE4/AONE4. It's now JPY 743200 / JPY 1072400 on the website. It used to be JPY 780400 / JPY 1126100.
What do you think the fares are? Do they match either set? Thanks.
I had written down the fares on 11/26. Yesterday when I checked on Oneworld.com, the fares had gone down ex-Japan for a DONE4/AONE4. It's now JPY 743200 / JPY 1072400 on the website. It used to be JPY 780400 / JPY 1126100.
What do you think the fares are? Do they match either set? Thanks.
Dec 11, 2007 | 3:25 pm
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When I looked the other day (when this topic first came up), it had the correct price (Y780,400). However, looking now, it has the old price. My sense is that in recent times, they have been very good at keeping the OW site up to date (they certainly posted the ex-NRT fare increase immediately it kicked in) but it looks like somehow they're currently pulling 'old' data.
Dec 12, 2007 | 12:59 am
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Understood. Thanks!