Originally posted by fallinasleep:
I am planning an award trip on BA and have a choice of either using miles from my BA or my AA accounts.
Does it make a difference which "bucket" of miles I make the reservation with? Is seat availability (particularly for business or first) better if I use BA Exec Club miles? Does status matter? I am Gold (could be Platinum if necessary) on AA, whereas I am zilch on BA. Thanks.
My understanding is that if you fly to Europe or beyond on BA AND you use AA miles, the transatlantic portion is flown on AA and the onward portion is BA. That is why I like my BA miles more!