Help needed with *A RTW booking tool
Nov 25, 2009 | 10:18 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: Air Canada Elite
Posts: 35
Help needed with *A RTW booking tool
Can someone explain to me what a "segment" is when using the online RTW booking tool. Does a segment equal the number of flights needed to get to the destination?
For example, one of my legs is Sydney to Bali (SYD-DPS). This requires the use of 3 segments, yet it requires only 2 flights (SYD-SIN, SIN-DPS).
For example, one of my legs is Sydney to Bali (SYD-DPS). This requires the use of 3 segments, yet it requires only 2 flights (SYD-SIN, SIN-DPS).
Nov 25, 2009 | 10:50 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: FRA
Programs: AC SE 1MM, UA PP, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium Elite, Avis PC
Posts: 3,129
A segment is either a flight or a land segment, this also applies to airport-airport transfers within the same city.
Your two flights should indeed only count as two segments, however it might have to do with the segments before or after these two destinations. It would be helpful to see your full routing.
Your two flights should indeed only count as two segments, however it might have to do with the segments before or after these two destinations. It would be helpful to see your full routing.
Nov 26, 2009 | 5:25 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 15
I suspect
that you are arriving from one airport in a city and leaving from another (which costs you a segment)
can i ask a frank question - have you considered flying into asia and then using a budget carrier to get you around the region.
It seems like you are using a lot of stops/taxes to get to somewhere that might be cheaper through a LCC
once you get to bali - you stil need to fly back out again - using another stop before you can even get anywhere else useful
just a thought
can i ask a frank question - have you considered flying into asia and then using a budget carrier to get you around the region.
It seems like you are using a lot of stops/taxes to get to somewhere that might be cheaper through a LCC
once you get to bali - you stil need to fly back out again - using another stop before you can even get anywhere else useful
just a thought