Originally Posted by
Blumie
These, of course, are critical assumptions. The reason many (most?) of us continue to fly AA is because we are not paying full F fares and the AAdvantage program does matter. When I travel to LHR, I get to pay a J fare and sit in F and I earn a boat load of AA miles. In general, the food is not as good as BA, the amenity kit is not as good as BA, and the service is not as good as BA.
I agree with most of this, but I'd take issue with "the service is not as good as BA." I've flown BA transatlantic in both F and J several times in the last year, and flown AA many times in J and a few times in F, and overall both have inconsistent in-flight service. If I had to say which one, on average, was better (more attentive, less rigid), I would pick AA not BA.