Originally Posted by
anabolism
Two issues I see with having the AA RTW desk set things up: (1) reports have indicated that it is the AA RTW agents who have added notes to the PNR instructing that it only be ticketed with a S.A. credit card, so in my view it would be best to avoid this;
I wondered the same thing: whether the AA RTW desk is going to 'interfere' with an independent travel agent ticketing these. When the Canadian exception was discontinued several years ago, I, unaware, called in to have a RTW itinerary ticketed. I was YELLED at ("Mr. X, you have been told repeatedly that you can't ticket these anymore with a Canadian CC"). 1) I had NEVER been told such a thing, the first I had heard of it. 2) I had been in contact with the RTW desk several times to set up the aforementioned RTW, and it was always set up to be issued in CAD. I was shocked to be spoken to in such an unprofessional manner - I think I'm the most easy going guy in the world, and I had been dealing with them for years. As if I was raiding the chicken coop rather than adding eggs to the basket!