Originally Posted by ajnaro
It might be that LATAM simply isn’t wanted in oneworld. AA would probably prefer to set up direct AA flights from North American to the main cities in South America and not bother with connections to smaller places. BA may well have similar inclinations.
I severely doubt that is true. Neither AA or BA can operate intra-continental routes in Latin American, and both would be at a disadvantage compared to *A airlines due to a lack of feed.