Originally Posted by
JonNYC
Is it the case that the ticket can then easily be entirely reworked by AA ATW desk as it used to be-- or is there some limitation and/or difficulty now in doing that.
I don't think there's any new reason this is more difficult than it used to be. The the one time I had a RTW fare booked by someone else and reworked by the AA RTW desk, the only problem was that the Sabre PNR didn't have all the flights (since the original booking agent didn't use Sabre), so the AA agent had to long sell them based on what was in the ticket coupons, and one of the AA RTW supervisors objected to that.
Originally Posted by
JonNYC
Is that to say that if one -did- have a South African friend that was more than happy to use their credit card for payment, problem is instantly solved and one could us AA ATW desk?
Yes, although the friend might have to call AA S.A. on your behalf. Personally, I was going to try having my credit card company add my usual South African hotel as a second billing address, and see if that works.
Originally Posted by
JonNYC
Mine were more like $4000 a piece-- now I feel ripped off
I never got any at even that price.