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So after reading this forum for ages it's only now become clear to me that one can take a RTW trip, arrive home in same city of departure, yet then tack on a couple of domestic flights as part of the same ticket - is that correct?
IE: MEL-SYD-PER-NRT-LHR-JKF-MEL.... MEL-PER-MEL
If so, then how annoying that I've booked 3 RTW trips in last 6 months and come home from each of them and booked additional domestic flights separately. And what a lesson to learn now.
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Re: departures from home base x 2 RTW
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Originally Posted by Rae
So after reading this forum for ages it's only now become clear to me that one can take a RTW trip, arrive home in same city of departure, yet then tack on a couple of domestic flights as part of the same ticket - is that correct?
IE: MEL-SYD-PER-NRT-LHR-JKF-MEL.... MEL-PER-MEL
IF you're talking about the oneworld explorer:
Yes but there are limitations:
- Only 2 stopovers allowed in SWP (your continent of origin)
- Only 1 transcontinental flight allowed, ie between PER and MEL/SYD/BNE/CNS [but CBR isn't included in this limitation ]
- Only 1 flight allowed between DRW and MEL/SYD
- Only 1 flight allowed between BME and MEL/SYD
- Can't go back to point of origin.
Your itinerary isn't valid as you have 3 transcons, and you are not allowed to go back to MEL, ur point of origin.
You could however attempt something at the end like: JFK-SYD...SYD-MEL separately booked, and CBR-PER-CBR with MEL-CBR-MEL separately booked. You can end the RTW in CBR. Beware of the 2 stopover restriction though so if u're intending to stopover in SYD and PER at the start of the journey... you can't stopover anywhere in SWP at the tailend of the journey.
Don't know about rules for the Global Explorer, which I understand is based on distance.
Last edited by QF009; 13th April 2007 at 06:56 PM.
Gee i wish I had known this flew RTW in J (DONE5?) in dec-jan and had no idea this was possible. I wish I had a travel agent who knew. To extra j class flights for free would have been great.
Any newbies out there - the most important thing I learned was - do not let the agent issue you with a paper ticket. It was a nightmare - eticket is the only way to go. If only it could all be done, booked and paid for online.
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Re: departures from home base x 2 RTW
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Originally Posted by dragonman
Any newbies out there - the most important thing I learned was - do not let the agent issue you with a paper ticket. It was a nightmare - eticket is the only way to go.
It is impossible to issue e-tickets for itineraries with more than 16 segments, and this includes surface segments.
Things might change post 2007 though, when the IATA virtually clamps down on transactions involving paper tickets.
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Re: departures from home base x 2 RTW
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
It is not impossible to do so just that AA cannot issue more than 16 sectors due to their systems.
Mmm, interesting.
Could someone on a RTW simply get their ticket reissued, after traveling a couple of segments, as an eticket by another carrier which has the capability then?
Mmm, interesting.
Could someone on a RTW simply get their ticket reissued, after traveling a couple of segments, as an eticket by another carrier which has the capability then?
Why would they want to? do that and you get slugged for fuel fines on the remaining 18 sectors based on the reissuing carriers fine policy. But , yes, if reissued by another carrier and the itinerary is eticketable then they can do.
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