Originally Posted by
A406toHeathrow
Naively, despite being mildly obsessed with flying, redemptions etc, I had automatically assumed we would hire a car to get from LAS to LAX. Is flying internally reasonable/ time-efficient?
Yes, though there's no BA lounge (or lounge access of any kind) on a domestic from LAS unless you have an Amex platinum or Centurion. There's no Admirals Club and domestic AA first fares don't come with lounge access unless you have non-AA status (same as economy). It's roughly a one-hour flight and at least a four hour drive. Either choice is justifiable but you do get good views of the strip when you take off from LAS. AA domestic first can also be very reasonably priced.
By flying, you also don't have to battle LA traffic too much at the end of your journey if you time it right, which is good. Once you allow time on the ground at either end, the time saving may not be great, and you may find that two car rentals cost more than one long one - certainly fuel will be cheaper than two first class tickets.
Personally, in your situation, I chose to fly but driving is perfectly sensible, particularly if you can share the driving.
Originally Posted by
A406toHeathrow
By the way - will post a new thread in Ba.com glitch thread if need be - when I go into MMB, our LHR-LAS leg (in F) shows that I already have 4E reserved and "null" for my wife but that I can reserve a seat for free for Mrs A406. When I go to do that and confirm it comes up with an error message. Any ideas why? Do I need to call to reserve this?
No idea why, but as even non-status passengers have free seat reservations in F (which makes redemptions better value compared to J if you can get them) there is obviously some kind of glitch. Assuming the cabin isn't already full - which would make it surprising that there was avios availability at all - you should both be able to book seats even if somehow ticketed separately.