Originally Posted by
stex
Calchas, I wonder if you have been successful at booking and ticketing a xONEx in this manner, where the carrier that issued the ticket was not the first carrier in the itinerary? My attempts to do so with CX, AA, and BA were all unsuccessful. I realize that they probably could do it, but those carriers did not want to do it when I tried... So it seems, they really try to avoid doing that if indeed they are not the first carrier.
Interesting, I've never had a problem doing it. My xONEx itineraries have all started in JNB or, in the old days, MRU. First flights have always been BA to LHR except for the one this past December, when first flight was CX to HKG, and one or two ex-MRU itineraries, when the first flight was BA to JNB. Didn't use online tool. I usually call the AA RTW desk to book and fare. Never a problem, never even a question. Ex-MRU, I used BA MRU office because they misunderstood a part of the rules which gave me much more flexibility.