Originally Posted by
paul4471
Another tip - I was looking to take the AA codeshare on CX metal from HKG-NRT and despite it being in the AA pdf timetable the agent couldn't see it. Only when she booked the through fare to DFW did it show up and then again she had no problem with booking me on it. Likewise an AY codeshare on QF metal from HKG-PER, had to add the HEL-HKG sector and book HEL-xHKG-PER to be able to see the codeshare flight # in the system.
paul - Sorry if I'm being pedantic but a point of clarification. Are you (a) departing NRT on an AA-metal flight and/or (b) do you have a stopover at NRT?
AA probably (almost certainly, I would think) can't sell you a ticket HKG-NRT (which is why it doesn't show up). When you say "then again she had no problem with booking me on it" when she booked the through fare to DFW, I assume you are leaving NRT on an AA-metal flight to DFW - correct? If so, do you have a stopover at NRT - perhaps not?
Booking the AA flights HKG-NRT-DFW (no stopover) is not an issue. However, I would be very interested to learn that you could book the AA flight HKG-NRT and then depart NRT on some carrier other than AA and/or have a stopover at NRT (because if you do that, usually the "connection" to the AA-metal flight is lost and you can't book the codeshare HKG-NRT as a result).