Originally Posted by
holmedown
It is just such a shame that originating in the UK there are no codeshares - flights have to originate in the US. so UK-DXB etc will be Qatar flight number only.
Where does it say that? From the AA website:
"The agreement with Qatar will include codesharing on nonstop flights between the U.S. and Doha, flights connecting at the carriers' European gateways such as Paris and London, and flights to cities in the U.S. and beyond Doha."
http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3614
I know for a fact that AA does codeshare on other UK-middle east routes - for example they place their code on EY's MAN-AUH flights (but not LHR-AUH). This can be verified in the timetable. AA's release implies that LHR-DOH and CDG-DOH will be bookable as AA codeshares.