Originally Posted by
diver858
milypan addressed this quite well in
#308 :
"...The AS international network is useful for earning EQM and RDM, but it's hardly equivalent to *A/ST/OW. You don't get priority check-in, security, boarding, or bag handling with AS partners. You don't get an extra bag allowance. There is no priority handling for IRROPS. Lounge access is spotty at best..."
Those are things not provided by AS partners. You made the statement that AA sees AS not buying the cow but getting the milk for free. What is AS not paying for that they would as part of OneWorld?