Originally Posted by
Traveloguy
I don't believe the OP purchased a codeshare. The OP was scheduled to fly on the AA137 direct service to LHR, however due to a cancellation, the OP was rebooked onto the BA service. Consequently the rest of your statement is not applicable to this case.
I didn't see that mentioned, but you are right it makes quite a difference.... Quite a bizarre way to handle an overbooking either way.