Dear Flyertalkers,

Everyone has always been amazing and helpful, so I am hoping to tap you again for a trip that I am planning.

I am planning to fly from New York (NYC) to Moscow (MOS) next spring. I would like to spend some time in MOS and then go to St. Petersburg (LED) for another 3-4 days. I can figure out the transportation in-county. I wanted to fly back out of LED to NYC. I believe that I have enough miles to book this trip. Here are some questions.

AA only flies to Moscow from Chicago, so I do not want to fly JFK-ORD-MOS and add 6 hours to my trip. I there a way to fly to Moscow and use a partner or start on AA and make a switch?

What AA Partner airline should I work with?

I know that Iberia flies to Moscow, so does FinAir. Either one is easier to get tickets for award miles?

Can I fly there on Iberia, and fly back on FinAir?

Can I fly American to London and switch to BritishAirways for Moscow? Fly from St. Petersburg back to London and switch to American to finish my trip back to NYC?

I would like to do this on "off-peak" rates so for 40,000 miles. I am not sure if that is even feasable after the change for OneWay awards.

Any suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for any response, Flyertalk is always the best!

PedroNY