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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
You can't; but you can travel on AA.

It is, and always has been, easier and cheaper to book domestic awards via BAEC (on AA) than via FB (on DL).
Easier yes, cheaper- not if your route requires connecting flights, where BAEC's 'per segment' pricing can drive up the pricing quite quickly. And a lot of USA secondary metro areas rely on the hub and spoke system heavily.
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