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Old Apr 16, 2023 | 10:42 pm
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Originally Posted by travelfam7700
Looking to book a first trip to London from PDX. The cost is the same for the flight no matter if I search on AA or British Airways. On AA, it does give me the option to make it refundable (at $200 more per ticket, yikes).

Is there any advantage to booking through one vs the other? If a flight gets canceled by them, would we have a better chance of getting onto another flight with a certain airline?

Thanks!
If you book on BA, there are certain discounts available if you are an AARP member, or if you have the Chase/BA credit card. Details here:

https://www.aarp.org/membership/bene...itish-airways/

https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...visa-signature

Note that, regardless of which airline you book through, if you book the PDX-LHR nonstop operated by BA, you will have certain protections under UK law on the outbound flight in the event of delays or cancellations, in addition to being protected on the return flight. If you book connecting flights operated by AA, you would only receive such protections on the return flights.
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