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RWR2 RULE 3015

APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONSFirst / Business / Economy RTW / Open Jaw travel via AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL
operated services worldwide.
Capacity Limitations
The carrier shall limit the number of passengers carried on any one flight on fares governed by this rule andsuch fares will not necessarily be available on all flights. The number of seats which the carrier shall makeavailable on a given flight will be determined by the carrier’s best judgement.
Other Conditions
Fares apply only if purchased prior to departure.
The fare to be charged is determined by the highest class travelled and the number of geographic
continents in the itinerary including the continent of origin and continents transited.
The Fare Basis corresponds to the number of continents and class purchased.
Continents

Fare Basis
EconomyBusiness

First

3

LONE3

IONE3* /DONE3

AONE3

4

LONE4

DONE4

AONE4

5

LONE5

DONE5

AONE5

6

LONE6

DONE6

AONE6

* IONE3 offered from select markets only

Travel between South West Pacific and Europe/Middle East on a single flight number/or by surface eg LONSYD/MEL/PER vv, DOH-ADL/AKL/CBR/MEL/PER/SYD vv, is considered travelling via Asia.
Continents South West Pacific, Asia and Europe/Middle East must each be counted.

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Continents are defined as:• Europe-Middle East
• Africa
these 2 continents together
shall Comprise TC2• Asia• South West Pacificthese 2 continents together
shall Comprise TC3• North America• South America
these 2 continents together
shall Comprise TC1

The continent of Europe-Middle East consists of 2 zones:o Europe (including Algeria, Morocco, Russia west of the Urals and Tunisia)
o Middle East (including Egypt, Libya and Sudan)
The continent of Asia includes, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia east of the Urals, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
and Uzbekistan.
The continent of North America includes the Caribbean, Central America and Panama.
Baggage regulations
Two free pieces of 23 kilos each shall be permitted. Additional allowances may apply. Refer to individual
carrier websites.
Passenger Expenses
Not permitted.
Fares
Refer GDS.
4.

FLIGHT APPLICATION / ROUTINGS

Fares only apply on any AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL flights.
(a) Travel must be via the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and only one crossing of each ocean is permitted.
(b) Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3. Backtracking within acontinent is permitted except as follows:
Backtracking between Hawaii and other points in North America is not permitted.

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oneworld Explorer(c) Travel may originate at any point for which fares are published and must terminate at the same point,
except that origin-destination surface segments are permitted as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

within the country of origin
within the Middle East
between the United States and Canada
between HKG and China
between Malaysia and SIN
within Africa
between Maldives and Sri Lanka/India(d) Travel may not be via the point of origin.
(e) Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent
except as follows:
1.
2.
3.
(f)

Two permitted in North America.
Two permitted in Asia.
Two permitted in Europe/Middle East for travel to/from/via Africa.
If travel is to/from Europe in both directions, itinerary may not include Mauritius/South Africa.

Only one international departure and one international arrival from/to the country of origin
permitted.
EXCEPTION: Two permitted for origin USA when one arrival-departure is a transfer without stopover.
NOTE: travel between USA and Canada is not counted as international.
No more than 4 international transfers from the one country permitted.

(g) Intermediate surface sectors are permitted at the passenger’s expense.
Transoceanic surface sectors between TC1-TC2 and TC1-TC3 are not permitted.
EXCEPTION: For travel originating in the South West Pacific, one transoceanic surface sector between
TC1-TC2 or TC1-TC3 is permitted.
(h) A minimum of 3 and maximum of 16 segments, including surface segments between any 2 airports,
are permitted for the entire journey. Free flight segments within each continent are limited as follows:
Africa4

Asia

4

Europe/Middle East

4

North America

6South America

4South West Pacific4

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The same city pairs/sectors cannot be flown more than once in the same direction.

(j)

Travel on any AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL codeshare service operated by
AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL is permitted.
Other codeshare services not permitted with the exception of QF Codeshare services operated by
Jetstar (JQ).
QF operated services within USA (eg LAX-JFK vv) not permitted unless booked in conjunction with a QF
operated and marketed online connection or stopover flight at LAX
Additionally, travel permitted on the following affiliated airlines:
ALASKA AIRLINESBRITISH AIRWAYSFINNAIR

Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
American Eagle (Operated by Envoy Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont
Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, Skywest Airlines)
BA CityFlyer / SUN-AIR of Scandinavia / BA Limited
Nordic Regional Airlines

IBERIA AIRLINESAir Nostrum / Iberia Express

JAPAN AIRLINES

J-Air, Hokkaido Air System / Japan Air Commuter

QANTAS

Qantaslink operated by Airlink, Eastern Australia, National Jet
Systems, Network Aviation, Sunstate Airlines / Jetconnect

ROYAL AIR MAROC

Royal Air Maroc Express

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Ground transportation services operated by/for BA/QF may not be included as part of the oneworld
Explorer.

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oneworld Explorer(k) Within the USA/Canada only one nonstop or single plane service transcontinental flight permitted. A
transcontinental flight is defined as travel between a State in column A and a State in column B.
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
Arizona, AZ
Connecticut, CT
Florida, FL
California, CA
Georgia, GA
Indiana, IN
Nevada, NV
Maryland, MD
Oregon, OR
Massachusetts, MA
New Jersey, NJ
Washington, WA
New York, NY
North Carolina, NC
Ohio, OH
Pennsylvania, PA
Michigan, MI
South Carolina, SC
Tennessee, TN
Virginia, VA
Washington DC
Kentucky, KY

Additionally, only one flight to State of Alaska and one flight from State of Alaska permitted.
(l)Within Australia - only one nonstop/single plane service flight is permitted between the following
points:BME - BNE/MEL/SYD
DRW - CBR/MEL/SYD
KTA - BNE/MEL/SYD
PER - BNE/CBR/CNS/SYD/MEL
EXCEPTION:
A. No restriction between SYD/MEL - PER for passengers originating in PER when in conjunction withtravel to/from JNB/SHA
B. No restriction between SYD/MEL - PER for passengers originating in New Zealand when in
conjunction with travel to/from JNB

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5.

RESERVATIONS AND TICKETING(a) Reservations and Ticketing
Reservations for the first international flight and all preceding flights must be made prior to departure.
Subsequent segments may be open-dated.
EXCEPTION:
Reservations Made

Complete Ticketing

29 or more days before departure

25 days before departure
3 days after reservations or 7 days before to departure,
whichever comes first
24 hours after booking, but no later than one hour before
departure

28 - 8 days before departure
7 days or less before departure

OSI YY OW RTW to be inserted into PNR to avoid reservation cancellation.

(b) Booking CodesFirst
AA BA CX MH QF QRAS AT IB RJ ULAY International flights
AY Domestic flights
JL International flights
JL/NU Domestic Flights
AA Premium Economy
BA World Traveller Plus
IB Premium Economy
CX QF Premium Economy
JL Premium Economy

A
D
D
Y
A
A

Business
DONE*
D
D
D
Y
D
D

IONE3
I
I
I
Y
I
I

Economy
L
L
L
L
L
L
P
T
R
E

NOTE: For flights where First or Business Class is not offered or available, passengers may travel in alower class, in the applicable booking code for that lower class.
Where the applicable booking class for the lower class is not available, passengers travelling on FirstClass fares may book Y Class.
Passengers travelling on DONE* Business Class fares may book B Class (except AA) or H Class on AA.

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The fare for the highest class used applies, without compensation.
EXCEPTION:
For services within the Middle East, where no Business Class is offered, Business Class passengers may
book and travel in A Class on QR, subject to availability. This provision does not apply on any flight
where Business Class exists but is unavailable for booking.
6.

MINIMUM STAY

No minimum stay except:
All fares originating in TC1
7.

Travel on the last international sector must commence no earlier than 10days after commencement of the first international sector

MAXIMUM STAY

Return travel from the last stopover point must commence no later than 12 months after departure.
8.

STOPOVERS

Permitted.
NOTE:
1. Minimum 2 stopovers required
2. Maximum 2 stopovers permitted in the continent of origin
9.

TRANSFERS / ROUTINGS

Unlimited online/interline transfers permitted between AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL
10. PERMITTED COMBINATIONS
Add-ons not permitted.
Combinations with other fares not permitted.
12. SURCHARGES
Economy Class Passengers may travel in AA, CX, IB, JL, QF Premium Economy cabin or BA World Traveller
Plus cabin for an additional charge, per flight segment of:

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Sectors between SWP and Africa
Sectors between SWP and Europe/Middle East

USD 1900

Sectors between Australia and North America
Sectors between Australia and South America

USD 1700

Sectors between SWP (other than Australia) and North America
Sectors between SWP (other than Australia) and South America

USD 1450

Sectors between South East Asia and South Asian Subcontinent
Sectors between South East Asia and Japan/Korea
Sectors within South East Asia
Sectors within Australia
Sectors within SWP excluding excluding those between New
Zealand and French Polynesia
Sectors within Middle East
Sectors between New Zealand and French Polynesia
Sectors between French Polynesia and North America
Sectors between French Polynesia and South America
All other sectors

USD 350

USD 250
USD 605
USD 845
USD 950Book inAA - P Class
BA/IB - T ClassJL - E ClassCX/QF - R Class
Identify as a -Q- in the fare calculation, immediately following applicable sector.
Child/infant discounts apply.
15. SALES RESTRICTIONS
Tickets must be issued on the stock of A
AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/QF/QR/RJ/UL.
EXCEPTION:
When JQ operated QF marketed is included in an itinerary AS/IB stock cannot be utilized.
If a ticket includes travel to/from/via Cuba it may not also include flight segments for travel on American
Airlines / American Eagle (Operated by Envoy Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic
Airways, Skywest Airlines) or Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air due to U.S. Government restrictions.
Any such ticket will not be honoured by AA, or AS and cannot be used to travel on AA or AS.

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16. VOLUNTARY CHANGES / REROUTING / PENALTIESFees as described below may be waived in case of certified death/illness of the passenger or passenger’s
immediate family member or accompanying passenger.
Local service fees may apply on rebooking, rerouting, reissue or refund.
(a) Rebooking / Rerouting
1.

Prior to departure:a. Changes are permitted provided ticketed points remain the same. If the first flight coupon
is being changed, and the fare level has increased since ticket issuance, the difference
between the old and new fare will be charged. If the fare level has decreased since ticket
issuance, no refund will apply.
b. Changes to ticketed points are permitted at a charge of USD 125 per transaction. If the farelevel has increased since ticket issuance, the difference between the old and new fare will
also be charged. If the fare level has decreased since ticket issuance, no refund will apply.

2. After departure:a. Changes are permitted provided ticketed points remain the same.
b. Changes to ticketed points are permitted at a charge of USD 125 per transaction.
c. No Show requires rebooking at a charge of USD 125.
d. If the rerouting results in an increase to the number of continents previously charged, theticket shall be recalculated. Ticket may be reissued to any applicable Explorer farevalidating all rules of the new fare except for restrictions on retroactive use. Rerouting fee
applies when the resulting fare is less than or equal to the original fare. No refund applies.
See Upgrading provisions when recalculation results in a new fare basis at a higher value.
(b) Cancellations and Refunds
1. After ticket issuance - Cancellation/No Show
Forfeit 10% of ticketed fare for Economy Class fares
Forfeit 5% of ticketed fare for Business/First Class fares
2. In case of refusal of official documents/entry permit/visa a full refund will apply provided
official documentation from the approved authority is produced and attached to the refund
request.

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3. For partially used transportation the refund if any will be the difference between the fare paid andthe fare for the transportation used less the fee specified in (1) above.
NOTE: For tickets sold in Venezuela any full or partial refund must be processed through the originalissuing location in Venezuela.
(c) Upgrading
1. An Economy Class oneworld Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered or First/BusinessClass oneworld Explorer fare without fee.
2. A Business class oneworld Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered or First Class
oneworld Explorer fare without fee.
3. A First Class oneworld Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered oneworld Explorer
fare without fee.
4. Upgrading by sector to Business/First Class is not permitted.
5. At any time the oneworld Explorer fare may be used as credit towards payment of any higher
fare from the point of origin provided the conditions of the higher fare have been met. No fee
will apply. Where such credit is towards another Explorer fare, retroactive use will bepermitted. Reissued tickets must be endorsed --NON REF/ XXX-- (XXX equals oneworld
Explorer fare basis code) and the original Non-Refundable amount remains Non-Refundable. If
the upgraded ticket is subsequently cancelled, the original fee will apply.

18. TICKET ENDORSEMENTS(a) Fare basis codes:
First
AONE*
Business
IONE3/DONE*
EconomyLONE** Equals number of continents(b) Endorsements:
The original and reissued ticket must be annotated
Valid on oneworld only / non ref in the endorsement box

19. CHILDREN DISCOUNTS
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Ticketing code - base fare code plus CH
Infant: under 2 without a seat - charge 10 percent of fare
Ticketing code - base fare code plus IN
NOTE: If an infant reaches two years of age after travel has commenced but before travel is complete, afull child fare ticket must be purchased for the entire journey.
EXCEPTION: For travel commencing in Russia:
An infant under 2 without a seat is not permitted. A full Child fare must be purchased for the entire
journey.
NOTE: Unaccompanied children are not accepted for transportation using the oneworld Explorer Fare.
20. TOUR CONDUCTORS DISCOUNTS
Not permitted.
21. AGENT DISCOUNTS
Not permitted.
22. OTHER DISCOUNTS
No other discounts apply.

26. GROUP TRAVELGroup travel using these fares is permitted for Business Class and Economy Class travel only.
(a) ELIGIBILITY:
No requirements(b) MINIMUM GROUP SIZE:
Economy Class - 10 passengers
NOTE: Maximum group size 30 passengers
Business Class - 10 passengers
NOTE: Maximum group size 15 passengers(c) ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL:
Group required to travel together for the entire itinerary.
(d) DOCUMENTATION:
No requirements

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oneworld Explorer(e) NAME CHANGES AND ADDITIONS:Name changes and additions are not permitted after the ticketing deadline.
(f)Ticketing carriers Group policy shall apply.
Group Booking Codes
AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/MH/NU/QF/QR/RJ/UL

Business

EconomyIG

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