Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
Anyway, bottom line, CX was the cheapest but not by much. Presumably if one populated the QF and BA itineraries with more flights a greater disparity would appear, but it's hard to say how big a deal it would be. Certainly $240 or so of spread on a $5000 ticket isn't a deal breaker in my mind.
Agreed. I might have that in phone bills by the time (if and when) I get ticketed.
First the bad news: another response to my effort to go places together on Qatar from yet another lead agent saying the same thing: they'll get back to me.
And the good news? I used the online tool through the whole process last night using CPT-LHR-***-HKG-JNB-CPT. I called at midnight my time, spoke with an agent who seemed a little nonplussed and told me he'd have to do some checking and get back to me within 48 hours. He asked me why I hadn't paid online. I just received the following:
Hello Skippy,
This is with reference to your One World Round the World booking ref. no. *******.
I request you to kindly call us back and proceed with the payment for the same in order to issue the tickets.
Thank you and Kind Regards,
BA Dude
Core Sales Team.
I haven't called yet, just enjoying the anticipation and waiting for 0830 in JNB. Which brings up this point: when I consulted the BA website for the phone number in JNB, there was an international desk with a number and hours were 8-5. The domestic desk is open longer, not 24 h. The city code of one was 10, the other 11. I was not able to get through to the international desk, even with operator assistance. I tried the domestic number and it was answered and I was transferred to sales. Just fyi in case you're going this route, use the domestic number.