Originally Posted by guv1976

I think what laagima meant was that if you can find award seats on AA TATL flights to LON, the fees for then connecting to a BA intra-European flight will be modest. But if you can only find TATL award space on BA metal, the surcharges will indeed be hefty.

You might call AA and inquire about award space on TN's LAX-CDG nonstop; aa.com is incapable of displaying award space on TN flights. You can also search aa.com for award space on AB's (seasonal) LAX-DUS nonstop, and on IB's LAX-MAD nonstop.