Originally Posted by
wcel
I've jumped on the bandwagon as well, purely after seeing this thread and booked us up. The saving is huge over normal cost, and I also managed to get Business class domestic flights and car hire included for the price quoted in the thread title.
My only slight concern is point 11 in the terms and conditions above which states payment must be made in full. I booked through BA Holidays like mmxbreaks, which allows just a deposit to be paid now and the balance at later date, should I be worried/pay in full now (I'd really rather not at the moment)?
This will be the first time in BA First for us both. I looked at outbound via JNB as suggested however the extra cost just wasn't justifiable
I wouldn't worry about it. It's a deposit for an agreed price. I won't be paying balance until end of Jan payday, around five weeks prior to travel.
Also, do you have oneworld status? You can access Cathay First with Emerald which is very good... Arguably better than CCR in some respects. Plus no train to satellite to worry about.
Tier points to CPT also greater than JNB (240, not 210), so you're only missing out on 10TP by missing the Comair connection (which is poor anyway).