Originally Posted by
mvoight
That's a bit different. You are talking about using Avios for a ticket. That is NOT the same as "AAdvantage"
BA doesn't (or "don't, depending on your version of English) make all award seats open to AA customers, and vice versa.
There is no requirement that award availability be the same among OW members.
The "AAdvantage" program includes partners and the availability made to them. We're talking AA award tickets, and the lack of availability is the core issue. I mean, I couldn't even book my tickets with 12.5k AA miles. The availability is trash now and what little is available is taken away based on a hidden quasi revenue program. 5 years ago, hell even 3 years ago, it wasn't like this. It was consistent and there weren't a thousand games.
But no worries, I booked a worse flight that day, and when one of the next 2 or 3 schedule changes (oh god the schedule changes...) come in the next few months I'll force them to put me on the flight I really want.