Originally Posted by
BarryAZ
I would note I find it curious that with AA award travel from Europe, AA almost invariably forces you to use BA instead of their own metal.
Recently booked three biz saver awards for April, RDU-LHR-RDU. I was able to snag seats on the RDU-LHR nonstop outbound, but no luck on the return, so we we are on BA through JFK for the trip home. Fortunately, we were able to get upper deck seats on a 744, which neither my son or wife have flown before. Clearly, judging from the recommended flights provided by AA, they REALLY would have preferred we fly BA for both ways.