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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer

I attempted to duplicate the itinerary on Air Berlin's website. It is impossible to purchase one ticket from JFK to Moscow. The Dusseldorf-Moscow portion of the ticket must have been purchased separately unless the ticket was purchased from a travel agent.

Regardless it doesn't matter. No matter what the ultimate destination is if there's a segment that is entirely within Europe then the baggage rule for an intra-european flight would apply. Why would you tell one person traveling from Moscow to Dusseldorf they have a different baggage allowance from another person simply because in several days they are ultimately traveling trans-Atlantic? If you're not connecting you're an O&D passenger just like everyone else.

(O&D mans Origination-Destination...yes it's an "airline" term...one I learned on FlyerTalk. Gawd do I have to defend myself at every turn? YES I GUESS SO!)

I don't understand what you're trying to prove. You're right, that trip is impossible to book on the internet, that's why I booked it on the phone through the Air Berlin agent. I was too naive to believe what they told me and to pay 400 USD extra compares with the online booking to ensure that trans-atlantic standards apply to my whole trip.

You can draw your own conclusions. I, for one, will never fly them again.