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Old May 28, 2025 | 12:55 pm
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Originally Posted by DIRECT MERIT
Hi, my wife here in the UK would like to buy a ticket for her mother in South Africa to visit us. Trouble is, the BA site keeps defaulting to ZAR which means hefty credit card charges for a foreign transaction. Is there any way to pay in GBP for a trip originating in Johannesburg? Many thanks.
the call centre can convert from rand to gbp and bill you in gbp

I am not clear whose exchange rate would be better
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