Need help to take a look at the below fare rule for the following flight:

Fare Basis: "F"
Airlines: NH
Routing: BKK-JFK-BKK (via NRT)
Published Fare: around THB170,000 r/t

I understand this fare is re-routeable and endorseable, but it also seems like the way I want to re-route is very limited. In other words, if I fly with NH on the sector BKK-JFK (via NRT), can I re-route and endorse the return segment to another airlines e.g. SQ & TG on JFK-FRA (o) - BKK?

Thanks
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01 BK CODE - TO DISPLAY CARRIER BOOKING CODE REQUIREMENTS
ENTER RB7-XX WHERE XX EQUALS PRIMARY CARRIER
07 SEASONS -
NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
08 BLACKOUTS -
NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
10 FLT APPL -
NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
11 STOPOVERS - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED. A STOPOVER
OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN
INTERMEDIATE POINT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
12 TICKET RESTRICTIONS -
NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.
14 DISCOUNTS - 75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A CNN
PSGR 2 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. CNN PSGR MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN
THE SAME COMPARTMENT.
- - - - 10 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF
PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF
PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR
TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT.
*** UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN UNDER 12 WILL BE CHARGED
100 PCT OF THE FARE. INFANTS OCCUPYING A SEAT WILL BE
CHARGED THE CHILDS DISCOUNT.
15 REROUTE - REBOOKING/ REROUTING PERMITTED WITHOUT
RESTRICTION.
16 TRANSFERS -
UNLIMITED TRANSFERS AS PERMITTED ON THE ROUTING/MPM.
17 COMBINATIONS -
CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO
ROUND TRIP/CIRCLE TRIP/SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAW -
-MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP FARE
GOVERNED BY ANY RULE IN ANY TARIFF VIA ANY CARRIER.
-MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY
ROUND TRIP -
-PERMITTED.
CIRCLE TRIP -
-PERMITTED.
OPEN JAW -
-SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR
DESTINATION. DOUBLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED.
POINTS OF THE OPEN JAW MUST BE WITHIN THE SAME
COUNTRY.
NO MORE THAN 2 INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS PERMITTED.
END-ON-END -
-PERMITTED WITH ALL FARES.
-CONDITIONS APPLY TO ALL FARE COMPONENTS OF THE JOURNEY.
-TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE FARE COMBINATION POINT.
NOTE: FARE USED IN COMBINATION MUST BE SHOWN SEPARATELY
ON THE TICKET.
18 OPEN RTN - ALLOWED.
19 REFUNDS - NORMAL REFUND PROCEDURES APPLY.
21 CO-TERMINALS - NOT APPLICABLE.
22 INTL CONST - FARE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY COMBINING THE BKK-LAX
F FARE AND THE F ADD-ON FROM LAX TO NYC.

Short answer is no. The clue is in the combinations paragraph and the fare construction explanation.

[i]-TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE FARE COMBINATION POINT.
NOTE: FARE USED IN COMBINATION MUST BE SHOWN SEPARATELY ON THE TICKET.

22 INTL CONST - FARE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY COMBINING THE BKK-LAX
F FARE AND THE F ADD-ON FROM LAX TO NYC.[i/]

Your fare construction point is LAX, as explained in paragraph 22. The last part of paragraph 17 (combinations) is listed above that in the italicised rule above - it states travel must be via the fare combination point.
This is apart from the fact that the fare is for all intents and purposes a BKK-LAX fare (with an add-on). To return back to BKK via Europe is over in mileage (if a mileage fare), not permitted (if routing fare) and is not a return fare as you would be using two global indicators.

That's my read on it, anyway.
Cheers.

Thanks for the info.

I'm wondering what paragraph 22 says - however, in reality, the flight route to JFK is via NRT, howcome LAX comes up in paragraph 22?

By the way, I asked my initial questions to an agent, and the agents says (very briefly), that this ticket can be endorsed to JAL without surcharge provide the same routing, and endorsable to a US carrier with a surcharge; also endorsable and rerouteable over Europe, but subject to a surcharge. The thing is, when I ask what the surcharge means/is, I am not getting any answer.

I think para 22 is quite clear. The fare is constructed over LAX - it doesn't mean you FLY via LAX, but they're saying they're using the BKK-LAX F fare with thwe add-on value of LAX-JFK to give you the fare basis you pay even though you're flying via NRT (since NH don't fly LAX-JFK anyway).

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RichardMEL, UA 1P (It's Time to Fly)
A Star Alliance Member.