Can anyone tell me what the shortest realistic time it would take to get a AONE5 organised ex MRU? I'm suddenly free next week and was wondering if I could fly out there for a quick holiday and start the AONE5 on the way back home…I'm guessing this may be too optimistic? Thanks in advance for any advice.

I have had MRU confirm a booking and get it priced in around 48 hours, allowing for time zone and weekend lags. I'd think a week is quite doable. I would make the initial routing as simple and straightforward as possible, in order to avoid delays caused by BA tariff people contemplating the rules and throwing the bones. If you have to re-issue it later for tweaks, so be it.

Just as a note on good customer relations, I got an email today from BA in MRU advising me that there was no time to lose in booking any new RTWs due to the forthcoming reduction in maximum segments.

If you reconsider and decide on a DONE5 instead of A, be sure to look at prices ex-South Africa, which are generally cheaper than ex-MRU. Plus the AA GSA in Cape Town is very efficient and quick, and you'll save money on fuel fines and nuisance fees by issuing through AA rather than BA, CX or QF.

I bought an AONE4 a couple of weeks ago, and S.A. purchase was a few hundred dollars less than MRU.

I just got my 20 segment ex-CPT AONE5 ticketed by AA's GSA for ZAR 66,040 +ZAR 7738 taxes. Total cost charged to my credit card: USD 9312.