Is it permitted to fly the same North American (non-transcon) sector twice?
May 14, 2008 | 3:42 pm
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Is it permitted to fly the same North American (non-transcon) sector twice?
The title says it all.
I just got off the phone with the (usually reliable) AA RTW desk.
I was just beginning to rebook a DONE4 that had begun last December in NRT, but got told that I could not fly:
TPA-ORD-YOW (stop) YOW-ORD-TPA (stop) TPA-ORD-LHR-NBO (stop) etc etc
I am within my NA sector count. But was told that I was flying TPA-ORD twice, and that this is against the rules.
I've just gone through the star file again, and I can't see that rule, but maybe I am just (a) tired and (b) hopeful.
I just got off the phone with the (usually reliable) AA RTW desk.
I was just beginning to rebook a DONE4 that had begun last December in NRT, but got told that I could not fly:
TPA-ORD-YOW (stop) YOW-ORD-TPA (stop) TPA-ORD-LHR-NBO (stop) etc etc
I am within my NA sector count. But was told that I was flying TPA-ORD twice, and that this is against the rules.
I've just gone through the star file again, and I can't see that rule, but maybe I am just (a) tired and (b) hopeful.
May 15, 2008 | 12:49 am
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I am starting to lose track how often I have flown between LAX and DFW in the last couple of years....
May 15, 2008 | 2:46 am
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That's not considered 'transcon'. But you couldn't have done that if your MEL lived in PER cos its in the rules that you could only do that route once.
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May 15, 2008 | 2:53 am
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Guy Betsy - not sure I follow. I know that MEL-BNE isn't transcon (not even close) but the OP isn't doing transcon either - I think that's the OP's point.
May 15, 2008 | 1:18 pm
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May 15, 2008 | 2:42 pm
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Well I am glad my feeling on the rules was confirmed. Time to call back and hope I getter a better informed agent this time. Since the AA RTW desk is usually so good, I was doubting myself.
May 15, 2008 | 6:16 pm
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May 15, 2008 | 9:48 pm
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Once upon a time, XONEWCX permited only one flight for a specific route and direction.
May 15, 2008 | 10:36 pm
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Or, even the Contemporary oneworld Global Explorer (xGLOBnn) where:
http://www.oneworld.com/content/libr...rule_sheet.pdf
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H. The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction.
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H. The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction.
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Sep 11, 2010 | 9:05 am
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Rule 4. (i) The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction.
I just got caught on that rule, which makes embedding three NYC-BOS round trips in one DONE3 no longer feasible...