Originally Posted by
hserus
Was the ticket actually J or some other business class (D, Z etc or whatever the equivalents are for deep discount on AA)?
Also - 9W doesnt codeshare all its flights with AA. If as I said you'd booked the domestic leg with a 9W flight number - on the same ticket - you'd have been able to fly J on the domestic.
I know very well that 9W does not codeshare all its flights with AA. I am very familiar with these routes having flown both AA and 9W and their combo in J and F at least 12 times this year.
I am not at all interested in booking a separate domestic ticket for a long AA itinerary with all its attendant problems. For example 9W will not accept your luggage from ORD at the International terminal in Delhi if you have booked a separate domestic ticket. Even with a through ticket booked on a AA code share flight from DEL to MAA they accepted the luggage with great reluctance after AA Delhi supervisor reminded them of their contract with AA
and calling the 9W supervisor. Further if you book a separate domestic leg the total fare is much higher.
Both occasions mine being in full J and my friend's being in Full F the 9W flights were booked by AA.COM in economy. I only buy unrestricted fully refundable tickets in J and F as my plans change frequently.
Anyway, I passed through Delhi for MAA today. The check in counter upgraded me with coupons without any problem. The supervisor said that they will upgrade any code share flights on 9W metal as long as the coupons are from 9W.