Originally Posted by
BingBongBoy
Please do be mindful that the booking made by your wife's friend will be linked to her, as in a record will be there that it was booked as a Hotline booking with her staff number as a reference. And, if you do make any changes to the booking which are against the T&C's, then it will fall back on your wife's friend.
Forewarned and all that.
Thanks BBB - absolutely, I wouldn't want her to suffer any grief as a result - hence asking all my annoying questions here first!

I see at least a little light with the fact that there may be a PUO at a reasonable price, but I know that's never guaranteed.
I may just ask her friend for a quote in WT+ and just take my chances...
Out of interest BBB - is there a limit to the number of Hotline tickets you're able to book for your friends? Not that I ever would, but why shouldn't I book ALL my flights through her (presuming she was willing to help).