Stopovers - Help how do they work??

[Nerradx]

I am Planning a trip to Auckland NZ, then to Brunei and overland to Beijing where i will catch the Transiberian train to St Petersburg for my flight home.

I have been told that the easiest way to fly to NZ and then to Brunei is, if i buy a return flight via Brunei to NZ where i ask for a stopover on the return, i will get my bags back to continue my trip! Is there going to be a problem if the flight is 3 stops, the middle one being Brunei (where i will leave the return flights to the UK), so missing 2 flights on the return??

[JK2]

How will you travel overland from Brunei to Beijing? Brunei is part of the Island of Borneo so it is not possible to travel overland to China - you would have to take another flight to Hong Kong or somewhere.

[Nerradx]

I will travel through south east asia, Malasia, Thailand, Loas, Cambodia etc to get to china!!

[jno]

You sure it's not cheaper just to fly Royal Brunei to Auckland (via Brunei and Brisbane, I think), then back to Brunei?

[Nerradx]

Yes that is the route. Price is not the problem.

Is there going to be a problem if the flight is 3 stops, the middle one being Brunei (where i will leave the return flights to the UK), so missing 2 flights on the return??

[jno]

it's possible that not showing up may put you on some security services' lists as a person who's vanished en route and therefore up to something dodgy. I did this once long ago and had no trouble, but airlines are more careful now as they are responsible for getting people in and out of countries.

But what I meant was rather than buy 2 sectors you're not going to use, why not just buy a single London-Auckland and a single Auckland-Brunei? It may be more expensive - or it may not.

[Nerradx]

ok, thanks for the info, I will look into that.

[JK2]

Nerradx, your final flight will not be to Brunei, you will still need have a further flight to Malaysia - KL or somewhere - from Brunei - unless you plan to swim!