Originally Posted by
creampuff
Hmmm, so presumably it could still work if you found a travel agent in Khartoum who could issue an Air Berlin xONEWCx ticket. And wiring a few thousand dollars to a random travel agent in Sudan, there's not much with could go wrong with that

LOL
Come to think of it, the place we stayed at was called The German Guest House, and had a travel desk* there...
So you never know - google them and send them an email
* we considered hiring a car and driver for a day trip out to the Sudanese Pyramids, North of the city. But in the end Mrs pandaperth wasn't comfortable with that