MEL_Traveller
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Nah, LM offered it online as well. They didn't realise that the specific routings were constituting cabotage else they would have prevented it long ago. It just so happened that BR did fly to GUM and the US, so it was technically possible to fly USA-TPE-GUM and get out at TPE for a reduced mileage cost. Technically I could have done that with the Delta example of PVG-AMS-AUH. PVG-AMS costs 80k DL miles in J oneway but adding on the AUH segment decreases the cost to 70k miles. They allowed me to put an overnight layover in AMS so I could've easily disappeared in AMS if I wanted to. But nah, I wanted my haircut in AUH and another Delft house...
That was my point. LM offered it, but it was not legal. hence my point that generally speaking, unless you have intentionally manipulated the system, or, have another issue such as cabotage, you're not going to get in to problems booking what's offered on line.
I disagree however that a routing MEL-BKK-HKG-SIN-KUL would be 'perfectly logical'. MEL-KUL with a single connection would be logical, two if availability was an issue.