Originally Posted by
millionmiler
What factors control the ticketing airline when using the online tool? I want to be sure that AA does the ticketing in my case but I need to start in South America.
From oneworld.com:
Question:
Who is my ticketing airline?
Answer:
The ticketing airline is indicated on your confirmation page. In most cases, it will be the airline whose code is on the first flight of your itinerary.
AA=American Airlines, AY=Finnair, BA=British Airways, CX=Cathay Pacific Airways, I6=MexicanaLink (ticketed by Mexicana), IB=Iberia, JC=JAL Express (ticketed by American Airlines), JL=JAL (ticketed by American Airlines), JO=JALways (ticketed by American Airlines), LA=LAN, LP=LanPeru (ticketed by LAN), KA=Dragonair (ticketed by Cathay Pacific or Dragonair), MA=Malév, MX=Mexicana, NU=Japan Transocean Air (ticketed by American Airlines), QA=MexicanaClick (ticketed by Mexicana), QF=Qantas Airways, RJ=Royal Jordanian (ticketed by American Airlines), XL=LanEcuador (ticketed by LAN), 4M=LanArgentina (ticketed by LAN), S7=S7 Airlines (ticketed by American Airlines).
Fly AA on your first segment. You should end up with AA also if you book your first segment on another carrier but as an AA codeshare. There are a few exceptions, of course, such as AA always ticketing for RJ.