Originally Posted by
eosphoros
Is it better to book the first leg with BA or with AA? Which is easier to deal with? Putting those changes into Oneworld's planner, booking the first leg with AA saves 300GBP. But if they are hard to deal with, is it worth it?
AA has a dedicated RTW desk (phone number is 1-800-247-3247) which is widely regarded to be the best there is. Although occasional reports of spotty service or 'new' people, they know their stuff. I'm not even sure any of the other OW airlines have an equivalent, dedicated group. Booking with AA versus BA is a no-brainer - obviously as an "AA person" I'm biased but I think you'd find most people around here would suggest AA over BA.