The problem definitely still exists as recently as a couple of weeks ago. MasterCard Secure Code is one of the many random things you can try to coax and cajole it into working, that might or might not make it work depending on it's mood at the time. I have always been able to eventually make it work but not without trying numerous credit cards, debit cards, SecureCode, Verified by Visa, virtual account numbers and other silly combinations at random, over several days of attempts for each and every ticket purchase, until eventually it mysteriously issues me a ticket. It has been that way for at least a couple of years. It's pathetic and ridiculous to run an international airline that sloppily. I am quite serious that I personally know many many people who have wanted to purchase tickets and were turned away by the non functioning credit card billing system. I am quite sure they loose many thousands of ticket sales that way.