Originally Posted by
cphurley
From personal experience and reading other threads in this forum, it appears that AA in South Africa / Mindpearl will no longer allow booking originating in South Africa at the South Africa rate unless you have a South African based credit card to pay.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...-anyone-3.html
Any knowledge of their "walk-up" policies? VISA/MC/AMEX might have something to say if their cards were actually presented and refused...
Given the "ordinary" fares exJNB are quite reasonable, it might be worth a full visit to set up the xONEx. At least from Australia/SE Asia.
Happy wandering
Fred