Originally Posted by dogcanyon

If the AA-operated LAX-NRT flights on this fare are ticketed as JL codeshares (so, JL EQD and EQM anyway and no possibility of using eVIPs), given the reliable and consistently good service on JL vs. the roll-of-the-dice-depending-on-which-crew-you-get-and-what-mood-they're-in situation on AA,why would anybody choose the AA-operated flights?