Originally Posted by
dr benway
wow-- thanks all for doing that ^
so heres the $64 question
if I ticket on AA, then change flights, but not destination, to BA, do those surcharges come back?
I have flown first on AA, LAX-LHR and thought it was "pants"
so AA business, would be worse than pants
thanks again
Changing the first sector before departure usually requires a rebooking of the whole shebang, so you might find it does trigger the BA fines. Don't know - not sure if anyone's done it since the on-line tool came available.
You could solve the problem easier by flying LAX-SFO-LHR, using AA for the LAX-SFO segment and thereby making AA issue the ticket. The point is, you can "experiment" with the online booking tool and see what works best for you on benefit:cost.
As for comparing BA J to AA Flagship Suites from LAX to LHR, we'll just have to disagree. Strongly, in fact.