None is this is necessary anymore. Just call up BA in South Africa on +27 10 344 0130, option 4, and give them your routing. They are very quick, courteous, and knowledgeable. Just a short time ago I bought an ex-MPM DONE5 from them, with the first segment on QR, using a non-Moçambique credit card without any problems or complications. It's all very simple and direct. You should now be able to buy any rtw, starting anywhere, quoted in any currency, directly from any oneworld carrier anywhere with conversion to the currency of the location where you are buying the ticket at the bank interchange rate. No market restrictions! You could even use the AA rtw desk in the USA.

Well that all sounds very easy. I'll give it a shot.

Just book with AA RTW desk as I did for an ex-MPM AONE4 this past Friday. The rule change discussed over the past week in this thread, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...-sheet-24.html, means no more having to jump through hoops.

Or the AA RTW desk as I mentioned in the other thread. No more jumping through hoops and it is so much nicer working with agents whose expertise is RTW tickets.

I booked ex-MPM with AA RTW desk last Friday, no problems. New rules state:

I wonder...
If I phone the AA RTW desk from Australia, can I then pay in Australian dollars?

Thanks, aaupgrade. I'm still not sure where to go with my earned redeemable miles >75K (lots to ponder), but I'm definitely booking another *ONE* from "north of Durban". My dilemma is whether to insert one of those 4K Etihad xMPM first class round trips in between ending this one in CPT and starting the new one. That would be quite an experience. And an incentive (one of the few left) to achieve EXP this year: I can redeposit my award miles for free!! Like, yeah, that really makes a dent in $4000, lol.
Incidentally, I should make LTPLT too, this trip. I think about 13K miles to go. Probably after the devaluations, the only value is sapphire lounge access abroad. My last flight DFW-SFO, AA159 Monday morning, had 50 names on the upgrade list.

What are the current operating hours ? Last time I called a few years ago, it was 7am to 6 pm and shorter hours on Sat/Sun.

Trying to put a DONE4 together now very quickly, as time is short.

The QR DOH-MPM arrives at 1340 and the return leaves at 1500. Anyone done this at MPM? Is it doable? Do you have to enter the country?

FWIW, I called the Mozambique embassy here in Washington DC and they said I needed a visa to transit which implies I need to enter the country. As such, for US folks at 160 USD for the visa, I'm planning an overnight stay. Wish the Visa was for a year, but it's not. The longest they have is multiple entry visa for 180 days.

I have no actual experience yet, so if anyone else does, I'd be interested in more info.

I Googled for more info but could not find anything of substance. I did find complaints about the price and varying anecdotes about visa upon arrival, which their web site says "VISA CAN NO LONGER BE ISSUED UPON ARRIVAL AT ANY OF MOZAMBIQUE'S ENTRANCE POINTS".

Mozambique Visa Info

Of course in your case, and in theory, they'll put you back on the flight you arrived on; but I don't know if I'd count on that.

The problem being that in the absence of a visa the airline taking you to MPM would most likely not allow you to board, even though you could show that you had a valid ticket for the return flight so they would not be out of pocket when your entry was declined.

Does anyone know the base fare for a DONE4 ex - that city north of Durban with the Portuguese influence? I have tried using the oneworld tool, and it allows me to choose the direct QR flight to DOH as a starter flight, but I am assuming that you still cannot get a quote with QR being the first carrier?? If that is the case - does anyone have the base fare? Thanks for any assistance.

assuming you mean MPM then http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26953257-post1509.html

Thank you - that is exactly what I was looking for - much appreciated!

You can probably get the quote, with all charges, from the site, but you can't actually buy the ticket. The base fare is USD 2449.43; the total cost will be around USD 3,000.

Thank you very much

Look here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26942747-post11.html

No need to play games with things like that in this thread; and it just makes it that much harder for the rest of us. Take a look around and you will see that this has already been discussed openly quite a bit.

the price of expertflyer is wrong. and i doubt if one can price a done4 for 3000 usd consider that qr has yq out of mpm... and depending on routing, one is pretty much force to pay another yq for ba if trying to use close to 16 segments.

so what is the correct price?
(i agree its likely to be an old price, but not sure if a current one actually exists)

ajnaro and aaupgrade reported buying ex-MPM last week in this thread (from BA S Africa, and AA RTW desk respectively), and made no comment on pricing, so I assume it was more or less as expected from EF.

My DONE5 ex-MPM, quote from BA in South Africa:

FARE 42,140 ZAR (basic fare)
FEES 11,188.23 ZAR (taxes & carrier imposed surcharges)
FEE 250 ZAR (this fee is from BA in SA for their services)
TOTAL 56,578.23 ZAR

Route: MPM-xDOH-JFK-GIG-SCL-IPC-SCL-GIG-xJFK-HKG-NRT-SIN-CMB-HKG-xJNB-MRU-JNB
56,287 miles

My route does not pass through London, so the fees could be much higher. The route was determined by personal travel preferences, not mileage maximization. If the HLE airport ever opens up, it will replace MRU.

PS I know the figrues from BA in SA don't quite add up, but that's the way the quote was given.

The amount actually charged to my credit card on July 15th was ZAR 56,469, presumably because of exchange rate fluctuations. On that date, according to xe.com, ZAR 42,140 was USD 2933.78. The fare given today by expertflyer.com for DONE5 ex-MPM is USD 2792.02.

My ex-JNB AONE4 ticket under the old prices was $7453.29 USD; I cancelled and was refunded $7422.44 (including 5% penalty and 300 ZAR fee) thanks to FX rates so only a $31 net cost to cancel.

I purchased my ex-MPM AONE4 ticket for $5588.16 through the AA RTW desk; base fare being $4043 with $1545.16 taxes and fees. Net savings of about $1800.

Note all prices referenced above are in USD.. Also prices will vary with current MZN exchange rates relative to your home currency.

Route: MPM-xDOH-ORD-xDFW-EGE-xLAX-JFK-HKG-DPS-xHKG-LHR//ARN-xHEL-PRG-xLHR-CPT-JNB

Thanks for this - great to know.

aa wouldnt ley me fly scl xjfk hkg and,i m forced to buy scl xdfw hkg which has 150 yr. i guess 3600 usd is possible for done5 assuming one only pay for qr yq at the beginning.

expertflyer uses the current rate of 64 to convert, while the roe is 58.9. the excess is put into surcharge. i found out by looking at my sister receipt.

so what is your long haul aa segment?

Maybe EGE should really be EZE

Wow, nice fares!

No long haul AA. DOH-ORD on QR is AA code share as A was only available on AA code share, not available of QR flight number. I also am doing CX JFK-HKG as AA code share.

EGE is supposed to be EGE as that is my second home. Not to mention EZE would make it a AONE5, which it is not.

I'm curious about the "A" class booking on the DOH - ORD route.

Is this due to a temporary A380 substitution on the route --- and if so, what expectation do you have about what will occur if QR reverts to its usual 2-cabin B777 on the date of your flight?

Are involuntary cabin downgrades ever reimbursed or compensated on AONEx tickets --- and if so, who do you think that you would receive it from (i.e. QR, who would not sell you the "A" ticket on that sector, or AA)?

TIA for your thoughts.

Maybe we should start another thread titled "Another DONEx originating MPM
or better yet put the posts about these tickets in the new custom-purpose thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...periences.html
(where I hope to be posting tomorrow:D)

I am still a little confused by the rules about transiting through Europe/Middle East twice. Would the following be a valid itinerary:
MPM-xDOH-LAX-JFK-SCL-IPC-SCL-GIG-xJFK-HKG-CMB-NRT-LHR-ATH-MAD-DOH-CPT
Any advice welcome.

My bad, I mis-typed. When I booked this there was no D on the QR flight, but there was D on the AA code share of that flight for the day I wanted.

My flight is not until the end of the year and is supposed to be a 77W. I'll keep an eye on it now that you've brought it to my attention and if it changes, I'll change to A.

AA rtw says it is not valid.

Maybe

MPM-xDOH-LAX-JFK-SCL-IPC-SCL-GIG-xJFK-HKG-CMB-NRT-LHR-ATH-MAD-DOH-MPM
or
MPM-xDOH-LAX-JFK-SCL-IPC-SCL-GIG-xJFK-HKG-CMB-NRT-LHR-ATH-MAD-DOH-WDH

would be valid since the routing involves neither South Africa or Mauritius.

aa says mad doh is not allowed. u can argue with aa as much as u want but if the rate desk wont rate, what can u do?

ex-MPM DONE5 paid in AUD
 

My next DONE5 has just been ticketed by Qantas

AUD 3,769 Base Fare
AUD 751.75 Taxes and Fees
AUD 390.40 Carrier imposed charges
AUD 4,911.15 TOTAL (approx. USD3,700)

The travel agent I used in Australia charged me a AUD241 service fee

And by the way everybody - the agent who did this said that QF commented on how cheap the fare was and that "something will have to be done about that".
It might be wise to purchase sooner rather than later

I am about to book my DONE5 for next year and the ONE WORLD booking tool price was horrific something like 124000 ZAR per person ex JNB which is a huge jump on last years ticketing...Will call RTW desk in AA in Dallas and see what they price it at
JNB-LHR-LIS-LHR-INN-LHR-MIA-LIR-DFW-JFK-HKG-MEL-BNE-MEL-SYD-JNB

A few years ago I had an AGLOBxx ticket with a CX sector booked / confirmed in A. Booking and ticketing was by CX. Due to an aircraft sub I ended up in Business. CX refused any compensation stating that I could be put in a lower class without compensation. I didn't fight it as it was only a short flight