Originally Posted by
ReelChief
I'm surprised that they have had a problem with this. They did have some problems with the rules last summer when they were first getting a number of inquiries but I thought by now they would have it down. Rather than settle for a re-issue why not push them to contact the main BA RTW desk and get the correct interpretation.
Alternatively, rather than using up two segments for JNB-WDH-JNB you can buy them separately for about $400 economy or $700 business. The flight is under 2 hours and you would have a choice of SA or SW (Air Namibia) which might provide more convenient flight times-- the latter, for example, is in the early morning each way, instead of Comair's afternoon flights. About 18 months ago, I flew SW on CPT-WDH-CPT (economy) and it was very reasonable.
I really want to get the ticket booked because D inventory on her SYD leg is starting to get dicey; the longer the res wanders around the bowels of BA the harder it might be for her to get outta Dodge. (I posted a thread on the QF board about JNB-SYD being J9 C9 D0 day after day and the answer I got was more or less, "Tough, mate.") I'm 99% sure the ticket will get re-issued at some point during the RTW anyway, so adding back the WDH legs (or not) can be done easily enough.
I do take your point on the WDH price comparo however. We may end up doing precisely what you suggest, or may well hire a car at CPT and drive up there, which would allow more touring of Namibia anyway.