Originally Posted by
jonnny
On my last encounter with the AA RTW desk they told me that they would ticket only if I had AA sectors. As I don't have any for this trip wasn't sure they would cooperate.
That's not a restriction on the ticket, that's AA wanting to retain money (even though they'd be earning interest on the cash while it sits in their accounts before they pay out to each airline at departure).
I had the same issue with CX a few years ago where they refused to even quote a trip because QF was the planned first sector. They only did it when I pushed back.