Originally Posted by
LCY8737
But BA already offers this, just not on the web, you need to call. So I guess the logistics are not the issue, it's just that they don't feel it's worth to add the functionality online...
It is not really a "functionality" issue. If you phone, your ticket will be issued by the BA in the country in which you phone and will therefore use the local currency there, regardless of the origin of the ticket. So, if you phone BA in the UK to book a PEK-MAD ticket, it will be priced in GBP. If you phone BA in Hong Kong to do that, it will be priced in HKD, etc...It is not as if you can phone any BA office and pay in any currency. So there is no "functionality" to pay in a different currency by phone (for instance, you cannot call BA in France and ask to pay in Indian rupees). It is just that there is a different way of allocating the sale if you phone versus doing it online.
If you book online, the ticket will be issued by the BA in the country of origin and will use the local currency there. So, it is not just a functionality issue but it has accounting implications within BA as to where the sale is deemed to be made, etc...