Originally Posted by
SQ421
I know the flight needs to be booked on the operating carrier's code if using the booking tool. I was assuming (hoping?) that AA would be able to ticket any flights on AA codeshare as long as AA had a code on that flight. Or is there some rule that requires the first flight in a *ONE* to be booked using the operating carrier's code?
No rules about requiring the operating code. The online tool just now correctly applies the normal rules for certain codeshares such as requiring an international online connection (eg, you can't normally book a QF coded AA domestic/BA European flight without a QF coded international flight on the same ticket). The only "rule" for the online tool is that it uses the code of the first flight to work out the ticketing carrier. If you did JNB-LHR-US, you would be able to use the AA code on one of the JNB BA flights.
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?
The ANC flights stop at the end of September. This year they started May 10.