Originally Posted by
Sixth Freedom
Just imagine that the seat selection fee is added to the price you see when making the purchase. Would you still fly BA? If so, then buy the BA flights and pay extra for seat selection. If not, fly someone else!
To add to the OP's question based on what they posted on the AA board, the BA option would have one connection and have to pay for seats, the AA option would have two connections (including one at CDG) and don't have to pay for seats.
To me avoiding an extra connection would be worth it to pay for the seats (all other things being equal).