Originally Posted by Calchas

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They exist but they are not as good as they were. Not much saved over originating at JNB.



Ex-Japan is traditionally quite good for Asia.



Yes. There is no alternative oneworld flight out of MPM.



Comair (a BA franchisee) used to run a flight from MPM to JNB back in 2013, but it wasn't profitable. They axed it pretty quickly.



You'll have to go via Europe/Middle East. You're allowed to touch the continent for a second time but only for a transit.



One year from date of departure.



You can leave the last leg open if you like, if you can find a ticketing agent capable of doing that. But it is more practical to put in a dummy sector that you change later.



A leg can be booked up to one year in the future, and sometimes less, depending on the airline. However the ticket (like all air tickets) is valid for one year after departure, and date changes on the ticket are free after departure of the first leg. So you can change the ticket later. (But there is a no show penalty.)




Yes. You'll probably also want to look at the Marco Polo web pages to find out which alternative partners are better than others. But in general you'll want as many CX codes as you can get.