Originally Posted by NoWindowSeat
Even though I just booked my last ticket right before the office closed (still to be picked up, though) my advice is:
1. Book your ITN with BA RTW (or some other OW facility)
2. Get it validated and sent to the price desk for ex-Turkey price
3. Contact Bremen by phone/fax and ask them to do the ticketing, send/fax them your CC info etc.
4. Ask them to send the ticket to BA IST airport counter/office for pickup (if it's a paper ticket, with e-ticket should be even more straightforward)
It's always good to keep booking and ticketing as separate issues when dealing with small/remote OW locations.
This should work out just fine.
Sorry to have missed the beginnings of the Bremen discussion.
I'm trying to originate out of DAM and despite various attempts to contact BA, BMED, CX, and various GSA's there, except for one email from CX (after which I suppose they shot the guy) I get nothing.
I gather their electronics may not be exactly first-world. I tried to fax the Cathay office but got a voice - that would have worked well enough, as the speaker actually picked up in english, but I couldn't be heard.
Anyway, how is it the Bremen, of all BA locations, seems to be willing to take care of ticketing for pickup in other countries? Is it just IST? How is payment arranged?