Originally Posted by
chilledflyer
Ok - this seems to be a wee bit convoluted but am I getting this right?
1: I could ring CX in YVR to get my DONE5 booked;
2: Once booked, I could request payment to be made over the phone with CX JNB ticketing at ex-JNB prices;
3: Ask whether it is possible collect tickets at JNB or get them posted to me?
No, if you book with CX in YVR you would also pay for it with them and they would Fedex your ticket to you (if paper) or issue it as an e-ticket (more likely). No involvement with JNB at all. You pay the ex-JNB price even though the ticket is actually issued in YVR. You cannot do this in the UK, it is a Canada specific rule.
IATA is headquartered in Canada and has had a special rule for Canada for decades -- IATA airlines can issue any ticket in Canada, for anywhere in the world. All other countries can issue tickets only for their own country. So an IATA ticket issued in Canada is the same as one issued in South Africa. OWE allowed this until the rule was changed circa 7 years ago to prohibit it, then about 1 year ago the rule was changed back and it is allowed once again. Thus you will see conflicting info at different points in time (all correct at the time, but not relevant to today).
I have done this from the US (with CX in YVR) so the advice is not theoretical, it works well.