Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SCL, MCT, LGW and a variety of 1W lounges in between.
Programs: BA Mucci (Seigneur et Ingenieur des Appareils Volants (Gold)), QF (WP and LTG), AA EXP, GF Gold
Posts: 3,931
Ex BKK
You pay the fare for where you start. If you want to start the fare in BKK then that's where you have to go. Otherwise, we would all default to Djbouti for our first class fares and not have to travel out at 0500 on a Friday only, or whatever the flight is to start that one.
There are lots of fare rule traps for you to fall into if you do not. I think that the only exceptions are US and Canada or Denmark/Sweden/Norway.