Thought I would bring this one back up as it may help with some of the questions being asked about ex-South Africa issued OWE's.

Like many others I will be buying my next RTW ex-JNB. The problem I have is that the trip is not due to start until 15 December 2002. I cannot book the first leg until around mid-January, however, it seems likely the airlines will try to cut their currency losses and bump up the prices.

If my understanding of the above is correct I believe I can purchase the ticket now with a 1st segment (JNB-SYD) date sometime in November 2002 and have all the other legs left open. Sometime in January I coud then amend the date to my preferred December date without any charge or penalty? Is this correct? I realise that the VALID TO date may stay as November 2003 but this should not be too much of a problem.