Oneworld Explorer Fares (Booking Policy)

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1. Travel must include a minimum of three continents including continent of origin.
   Travel between Australia and Europe on a single flight coupon is considered travelling Southwest Pacific-Asia-Europe, through three continents.
   Example:

   1 AA57L 06MAR M LHRMIA HK1 1020A 315P /E 2 AA912L 07MAR T MIALAX HK1 710A 959A /E 3 AA7362L 28MAR T LAXSYD HK1 100P 925P /OPERATED BY QANTAS AIRWAYS/QF 0008M/ 4 BA10L 01APR J SYDLHR HK1 315P 520A

    *BA10 goes via BKK - This will be a 4 continent itinerary
   Travel between Australia and Europe as a surface sector is also considered travel through 3 continents.

2. Travel must be via the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
   Only one transatlantic flight and one transpacific flight permitted.
   Transoceanic surface is not permitted
   Example of an incorrect itinerary:

   1 AA115L 03MAR F LHRJFK HK1 800A 1110A 2 AA951L 15MAR W JFKGRU HK1 1020P 1014A 3 AA964L 30MAR Q *GRUDFW HK1 1225A 730A 4 AA61L 30MAR Q DFWNRT* HK1 1100A 315P 5 AA154L 15APR J *NRTORD HK1 455P 220P 6 AA86L 15APR J ORDLHR* HK1 500P 625A

   (This itinerary has two transatlantic flights and two transpacific flights, which are not allowed).

3. Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between IATA area 1-area 2-area 3 (in an eastbound or in a westbound direction) without backtracking.
   Backtracking exception:
   Permitted within a continent except as follows:
   - backtracking between Hawaii and the continental US/Canada not permitted

4. Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent except as follows:
   Exceptions:
   • Two intercontinental departures and 2 intercontinental arrivals are permitted in North America.
     One must be a transit without stopover between South America and another continent.
     Example of itinerary which is not allowed:

     1 AA57L 03FEB Q LHRMIA HK1 1020A 315P 2 AA917L 10FEB Q MIALIM HK1 450P 1038P 4 AA1203L 01MAR W DFWLAX HK1 800A 920A 5 AA7362L 05MAR S LAXSYD HK1 1250P 1025P /OPERATED BY QANTAS AIRWAYS/QF 0008M/ 6 BA34L 10MAR F SYDLHR HK1 520P 525A

5. Two intercontinental arrivals/departures are permitted in Europe to/from/via Ghana/Nigeria. One must be a transit without stopover between Ghana/Nigeria and another continent.
   Examples:
   Correct itinerary:
   

   PAR BA LON BA NBO BA X/LON CX HKG CX SYD AA LAX AA PAR

   ---

   Incorrect itinerary:
   

   LON BA NBO BA X/LON CX HKG CX SYD AA LAX AA PAR

   (Itinerary is incorrect as passenger cannot go back to country of origin)

   ---

   Incorrect itinerary:
   

   MAD IB LON BA NBO BA LON CX HKG CX SYD AA LAX AA MIA IB MAD

   (Itinerary is incorrect as passenger cannot stop in Europe on the way to Asia, he must connect)

   ---

   Incorrect itinerary:
   

   DUB EI LON BA JNB BA X/LON CX HKG CX SYD AA LAX AA LON EI DUB

   (Itinerary is incorrect as this exception does not apply to South Africa.)

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6. Two intercontinental arrival/departures are permitted in Asia. One must be a transit without stopver or a direct single plane service between the South West Pacific and Europe.
   Example of correct itinerary:
   

   LON BA SYD QF TYO AA SJC AA NYC AA LON

7. Only one international departure and one international arrival are permitted in the country of origin except as follows:
   Origin USA:  Two permitted.
   One must be a transit without stopover.
   (Travel between the US and Canada is not international travel).

8. Unlimited online/interline transfers permitted between participating carriers
   (subject to flight segment restrictions: See below).

9. Intermediate surface sectors permitted. Except on transoceanic sectors.
   Example of itinerary which is not allowed:

   1 AA57L 15MAY M LHRMIA HK1 1050A 320P 2 AA912L 30MAY T MIALAX HK1 710A 1002A 3 ARNK 4 BA10L 15JUN Q SYDBKK HK1 315P 945P 5 BA7311L 01JUL J BKKLHR HK1 1230A 650A /OPERATED BY QANTAS AIRWAYS

   Intermediate surface sectors count as travel towards the number of continents allowed. See above.

10. Within Australia:
    One nonstop or single plane flight permitted between the following cities:
    BNE/CNS/SYD AND PER

    Exception:
    (No restriction between SYD-PER for passengers originating PER or New Zealand when in conjunction with travel to/from Africa)
    One nonstop or single plane flight is also permitted between MEL/SYD and DRW

11. Only 1 nonstop/direct transcontinental flight (from coast to coast) permitted within or between US/Canada. Transcontinental flight is defined as travel between the following cities:
    BWI/BOS/FLL/BDL/MIA/EWR/NYC/ORL/PHL/SJU/YYZ/WAS
    and
    LAS/LGB/LAX/OAK/SNA/PDX/SAN/SFO/SEA/SJC/YVR
    
    
    Example of itinerary not allowed for sectors within the US:

    1 AA189L 01FEB T BOSSEA HK1 815A 1127A 2 AA1091L 15FEB T BOSDFW HK1 731A 1104A 3 AA1201L 17FEB Q DFWLAX HK1 700A 819A 4 AA898L 01MAR W LAXMIA HK1 741A 331P

    Two (2) Transcontinental flights are not allowed
    In addition, only one flight to ANC and one from ANC is permitted and only one flight between Hawaii and the continental US permitted.

• The extra segments may only be purchased in the same or lower class of service as that of the oneworld explorer.

• The charges above are in USD/AUD/GBP/HKG/EUR. If the currency of country of origin is not one of the above,you should convert the amount in USD into the chosen currency at the bankers selling rate. The charge is shown as a -Q- in the fare calculation line, immediately following the city pair.