Asia before Australia required on a oneworld Explorer?
Nov 24, 2023 | 5:20 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
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Asia before Australia required on a oneworld Explorer?
I have put a RTW itinerary together which goes from Europe to Perth via Doha, a few stops in Australia/New Zealand and then onto Asia before heading back to Europe via North America (I could get this priced via the oneworld Explorer web site).
I called BA for a price and they have got back to me stating that a round the world trip has to be in a continuous forward direction and that I need to travel to Asia first, before I travel to Australia. My understanding is that Asia and South West Pacific comprise of TC3 and I dont think it matters which way you go ("Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.). Have I missed something?
I called BA for a price and they have got back to me stating that a round the world trip has to be in a continuous forward direction and that I need to travel to Asia first, before I travel to Australia. My understanding is that Asia and South West Pacific comprise of TC3 and I dont think it matters which way you go ("Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.). Have I missed something?
Nov 28, 2023 | 10:07 am
#3
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
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Posts: 7,022
I have put a RTW itinerary together which goes from Europe to Perth via Doha, a few stops in Australia/New Zealand and then onto Asia before heading back to Europe via North America (I could get this priced via the oneworld Explorer web site).
I called BA for a price and they have got back to me stating that a round the world trip has to be in a continuous forward direction and that I need to travel to Asia first, before I travel to Australia. My understanding is that Asia and South West Pacific comprise of TC3 and I don’t think it matters which way you go ("Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.). Have I missed something?
I called BA for a price and they have got back to me stating that a round the world trip has to be in a continuous forward direction and that I need to travel to Asia first, before I travel to Australia. My understanding is that Asia and South West Pacific comprise of TC3 and I don’t think it matters which way you go ("Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.). Have I missed something?
The rules also state that 2 entries in Asia are permitted, so something like LAX-NRT-SYD-AKL-HKG... should be allowed as long as the first entry is just transit to SWP.
Nov 28, 2023 | 5:10 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
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Posts: 3,687
Now both visits can have stopovers.