Originally Posted by
JonNYC
It's really "governing carrier" not overwater carrier, and, it wouldn't be AA on such an itin, would be Sri Lankan or _maybe_ Qatar-- but more than likely Sri Lankan.
But even if the itin was reverse (LAX-BKK) (where AA -would- be the governing carrier) I certainly doubt such a silly routing would ever pass as a single award
Can you explain this to a naive flyer (me). Its the only routing I could find with all lay flats - the only other routes I could find on my dates had the JL recliner seats
The agent on the phone was convinced it was pricing that way because Qatar was associated with middle east/inda.