RTW: Would this be a stopover or connection...
 

I need to fly HNL-LAX-SAN. My flight gets in to LAX at around 9pm. I already have a stopover at LAX, so I can't have a second one.

There is a legal connection to SAN the same night. Must I take that one, or can I take an early morning flight the next day? IF so, does it have to be the first flight in the am?

Thanks in advance.

Zach

Everything within 24 hours is not a stopover.

AFAIK, any stop < 24 hours does not count as a stopover.

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I had thought that under 24 hours was only for international connections. Don't domestic connections need to be at 3 (or is it 4) hours?

rtw-tickets are international, and for any stopover only the < 24 hours rule applies.

also, with a Star-rtw-ticket, the 2 piece luggage rule (with StarGold status: 3 pieces) applies and not the weight concept - all the way.

My 2c worth is with Rudi, Hagbard V and attorney. <24hrs equals a transit.

I can only add to this to confirm, that even within the US on a StarRTW it is 24hrs - based on the two RTW I did in 2003. Have booked similar for RTWs in 2004.

Cheers

Thomas

A stopover is 24h max travelling with an int'l ticket - no matter what country you might have domestic routes in. This goes for rtw's as well as for any int'l ticket.

Well, glad to know this. I always thought that the 24 hours was only good when the international to domestic or dom to inter. connection is involved.

I didn't realize that domestic to domestic connections (without any international segments at all) were eligible!