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
If the OP is looking to maximize the number of short visits to oneworld destinations, it would be silly to call such an itinerary silly.