Originally Posted by hvisti
I've bought three AONEs from mrs Sobhi and I've always been able to sort everything out in two days. One to get the booking done and verified, one to get a price and fax her my credit card details. It doesn't take longer than that.
Agreed - with the proviso, as stated previously, that the itinerary is valid - i.e. if you know what you're doing, and/or have validated it using the OWE validator tool, and know you have availability on all your chosen flights. If you make it simple for them (having done all your homework, and running any queries past this forum rather than the agent) then they are likely to be able to respond faster than if your itinerary is full of errors, or has lack of availability problems.
Originally Posted by hvisti
First, Mrs Sobhi seems to be busy now and then and it may take her for a couple of days to answer. Second, for some routes (US-Hong Kong in particular) first class seems to be always full and trying to squeeze in just a couple of days before departure will depend solely on cancellations by others.
There are other people in the BA CAI office who can put together a RTW ticket too. It's possible to call them, and fax your details (see BA contact page). So if you find lack of response via email, try the phone & fax.