happytravelskh

i fly red-eyes btwn lax and WAS (either IAD and occaissonally BWI) - in fact just did one at the end of june. now looking for these same red eyes for end of sept and there is NOTHING that is non-stop. Not only is there nothing non-stop, the earliest connectors get one into WAS no earlier than 10am... that is too late.
Actually had an agent tell me to use United. I currently have found an Alaska Airlines redeye directly through the Alaska sight, but not as codeshare w/American. Frustrated bc unless i fly first class, i don't think i can even get the regular 2K miles (only a fraction) for EQMs.
is there a way to book the Alaska flight as a code share if i can't find it on the american sight to get full miles or is first class my best bet?
And what is American thinking that they shouldn't have a red-eye LAX-IAD/BWI ? those flights are ALWAYS full. this pisses me off.

sts603

Full doesn't mean profitable.

3Cforme

AS and AA had to discontinue much codesharing for AS to get approval for its acquisition of Virgin America.

United, Spirit, and Alaska have redeyes LAX-BWI. (On a single September Monday I checked.) United and Virgin America have redeye non-stops LAX-IAD.

YtravelF

If you don't mind connecting, the late PHX-DCA flight gets you in at 710am

Colin

LAX-CUN redeye also dropped, as of Nov 5th
AA will no longer fly this route nonstop

formeraa

For AA, LAX-IAD/BWI is a hub to non-hub flight. In fact, with all the other airlines flying the route, I am not surprised that they don't fly a redeye. I suggest writing a polite note to AA customer service about this. They will forward it off to the route planning department.