Global Explorer

AA / AS / AT / AY / BA / CX / EI / FJ / GK / IB / JL / JQ / MH / NU / PG /QF / QR / RJ / UL / WS / 3K

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RWR2 RULE 9701

APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONSFirst/Business/Economy travel valid for RTW /Open Jaw travel via
AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/EI/FJ/GK/IB/JL/JQ/MH/NU/PG/QF/QR/RJ/UL/WS/3K.
Capacity Limitations
The carrier shall limit the number of passengers carried on any one flight at 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(a) Fares only apply if purchased prior to departure.
(b) For the purpose of this rule, continents are defined as:• Europe/Middle East - Algeria, Morocco, Russia west of the Urals, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Sudan• Africa(which together shall comprise TC2)
• Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia east of the Urals, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan• South West Pacific(which together shall comprise TC3)
• North America - Caribbean, Central America and Panama• South America(which together shall comprise TC1)
Passenger Expenses
Not permitted.
Baggage Regulations
Two free pieces of 23 kilos each shall be permitted. Additional allowances may apply. Refer to individual
carrier websites.
Fares
Refer GDS.

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FLIGHT APPLICATION / ROUTINGS

Fares only apply on AA/AT/AY/AS/BA/ CX/EI/FJ/GK/IB/JL/JQ/MH/NU/PG/QF/QR/RJ/UL/WS/3K.
The total journey must not exceed a maximum mileage of:Fare basis
LGLOB26*/IGLOB26LGLOB29LGLOB34/DGLOB34/AGLOB34LGLOB39

26000 (ECONOMY AND BUSINESS ONLY)
29000 (ECONOMY ONLY)
34000 (ALL CLASSES)
39000 (ECONOMY ONLY)* GLOB26 offered from select markets only(a) Extra Mileage Surcharges (EMS) are not applicable.
(b) Travel must be via the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and only one crossing of each ocean is permitted.
(c) Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1-TC2-TC3. Backtracking within acontinent is permitted.
(d) 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. within country of origin
b. within the Middle Eastc. between USA and Canada
d. between HKG and Chinae. between Malaysia and SIN
f. within Africa
g. between Maldives and Sri Lanka/India
NOTE: Mileage for origin-destination surface will be included in the total mileage(e) Travel may not be via the point of origin.
(f)

Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent
except as follows:
1. Two permitted in North America.
2. Two permitted in Asia.
3. For travel to/from or via Africa (excluding South Africa and Mauritius), two permitted inEurope/Middle East.

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Global Explorer(g) Only one International departure and one International arrival to/from the country of origin ispermitted.
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.
(h) 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.
(i)

A minimum of 3 and maximum of 16 segments, including surface segments between any 2 airports,
are permitted for the entire journey.

(j)

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

(k) Travel on any AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/EI/FJ/GK/IB/JL/JQ/MH/NU/PG/QF/QR/RJ/UL/WS/3K codeshare
service operated by AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/EI/FJ/GK/IB/JL/JQ/MH/ NU/PG/QF/QR/RJ/UL/WS/3K ispermitted.
EXCEPTION:
JL flights operated by GK are not permitted
All other codeshare flights are not permitted with exception of:
QF codeshare services operated by Air Tahiti Nui (TN)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 is permitted on the following affiliated airlines:

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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

WESTJETWestJet Encore

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Ground transportation services operated by/for BA/QF may not be included.
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.

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Global Explorer(b) Booking CodesFirst
AA BA CX MH QF QRAT IB RJ ULJQAY International flights
EI International flights
AY EI Domestic flights
JL International flights
JL/NU Domestic Flights
AS
FJ
PG
3K GK
WS
AA Premium Economy
BA World Traveller Plus
IB Premium Economy
CX QF Premium Economy
JL Premium Economy

A
D
D
D
D
Y
A
A
D
D
D
L
W

Business
DGLOB34
D
D
D
D
D
Y
D
D
D
D
D
L
W

IGLOB26
I
I
D
I
D
Y
I
I
I
D
D
L
W

Economy
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
M
H
L
Q
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 First Class fares may book Y Class*Passengers travelling on DGLOB* Business Class fares may book B Class* (except AA) or H Class on AA.
* Not applicable to FJ/GK/PG/WS/3K
The fare for the highest class used applies, without compensation.
EXCEPTION:
a. 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.

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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 last stopover point must commence no later than 12 months after departure.
8.

STOPOVERS

26000
29000
34000
39000

Minimum 2 maximum 5 free stopovers permitted with no more than 2 in any one region
Minimum 2 free stopovers permitted with no more than 4 in any one region
Minimum 2 free stopovers permitted with no more than 4 in any one region
Minimum 2 free stopovers permitted with no more than 4 in any one region

NOTES:
a. A maximum of two stopovers permitted in region of origin
b. Where there is a surface sector between two regions, this will count as a stopover in each of the tworegions. However, for the purpose of the total stopovers permitted, this will count as one stopover
only.
9.

TRANSFERS / ROUTINGS

Unlimited Online/Interline transfers permitted between
AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/EI/FJ/GK/IB/JL/JQ/MH/NU/PG/QF/QR/RJ/UL/WS/3K.
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 those between New Zealand andFrench 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 in
AA —P ClassBA IB — T Class
JL — 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 AA/AS/AT/AY/BA/CX/EI/FJ/IB/JL/MH/QF/QR/RJ/UL.
Select a validating carrier which has ticketing agreements with all airlines in the itinerary. Where individual
airlines do not have a ticketing agreement e-ticket issue will be supressed.
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 suchticket 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.
3.

If the rerouting results in a change to the total ticketed miles, the ticket shall be recalculated.
Ticket may be reissued to any applicable Explorer fare, validating all rules of the new fare
except for restrictions on retroactive use. Rerouting fee applies when the resulting fare is lessthan or equal to the original fare. No refund applies. See Upgrading provisions whenrecalculation 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 Global Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered Global Explorer or aFirst/Business Class Global Explorer fare without fee.
2. A Business Global Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered Global Explorer or a FirstClass Global Explorer fare without fee.
3. A First Class Global Explorer fare may be upgraded to a higher tiered Global Explorer withoutfee.
4. Upgrading by sector to Business/First Class is not permitted.
5. At any time the Global Explorer fare may be used as credit towards payment of any higher farefrom 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 be permitted.
Reissued tickets must be endorsed --NON REF/ XXX-- (XXX equals Global Explorer fare basiscode) and the original Non-Refundable amount remains Non-Refundable. If the upgradedticket is subsequently cancelled the original fee will apply.
18. TICKET ENDORSEMENTS(a) Fare basis codes:First
AGLOB34
Business
IGLOB26/DGLOB34
EconomyLGLOB26/LGLOB29/LGLOB34/LGLOB39(b) Endorsements:
1. The original and the reissued ticket must be annotated Valid oneworld/EI/FJ/GK/JQ/PG/WS/3K NON REF in the Endorsement Box.
2. Tickets must show by the use of an insert or sticker that travel is at a special fare and subject tospecial conditions.

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19. CHILDREN DISCOUNTS
Accompanied child 2-11 - charge 75 percent of the fare
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 a fullChild 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 Global Explorer fare.
20. TOUR CONDUCTORS DISCOUNTS
Not permitted.
21. AGENT DISCOUNTS
Not permitted.
22. OTHER DISCOUNTS
No other discounts permitted.
GROUP TRAVELGroup travel using these fares is not permitted.

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