Originally Posted by LAXUAFF

For example, when I book a flight to Europe (say Germany or Austria) from LAX, United almost always tries to sell their LAX to LHR flight (their metal). If not available, UA almost always routes me through SFO (LAX-SFO-FRA), again on their metal. Never would United sell a Lufthansa flight (2 daily non-stops LAX to FRA and 1 daily to MUC), despite the fact that UA codeshares on all LH flights from LAX (UA XXXX).