Originally Posted by
petez
I did which is why I had more questions !!
If you can use the booking engine to book, and it prices in the local currency of departure, then why does there appear to be an issue with ex-SA fares ? .. the FAQ's also don't say who the ticket is actually with ? (Is it one airline - if so what determines it ?)
There's a lot to take in. Give yourself some time in soaking up the info in the FAQ and some recent/active threads. To give some form of answer to your questions:
The booking engine will I believe always price based on local pricing. That is mostly in local currency though a handful of locations are universally priced in USD. The issue is that the booking engine can't ticket all itineraries: it has some bugs and can't cope with a handful of itineraries + it refers you to ticket with an airline for some. Plus some airlines charge a bit more in fuel charges for a given itinerary than others.