Originally Posted by
SQ421
...Now, with the DFW-ANC-DFW flights, I'm aware they are seasonal (Northern Summer Only) but are there any set dates during which they operate. Plan to do this after 16th June next year (and likely before October), so the status gained will be valid till Feb 2015 + soft landing to Plat till Feb 2016. I guess those dates look ok for the ANC turnaround?
Usually around the first half of May until the end of September, so you ought to be okay. Note you can't book the segment using either the tool nor the RTW desk if you try to ticket during the period that it's not in the AA timetable; it would require a reissue in that case. AA typically doesn't put ANC into its schedules until Feb-March if memory serves.
Originally Posted by
SQ421
Any particular reason why I need to mention that to AA? More curious than anything else.
Only in that I've found that the RTW desk really wants to book RTW tickets very linearly.. flight + flight + flight, then when you try to do something creative or unusual, they get a bit grumpy and start saying things like, "you can't do that." Then you respond that yes, you can, according to the rules, then they go offline, come back still grumpy, and, anyway, things get testy. So I just suggest doing it up front and defusing the situation. Some reps are very, very knowledgeable, so it won't be an issue; others less so.
Regarding the codeshare issue, try pricing JNB-LHR-MCT using AA.com and see if it will return an AA code.