OK, I'll give up on that one.
AA are also refusing to book a QR metal flight DOH-LHR with a BA flight number -- they say it has to be booked as QR -- what do you think about that? Will HUACA get a different answer or is this policy too?
I've a similar issue with my DONE5, where AA can't see availability on AA codeshare for CAI-DOH and DOH-DFW (first 2 segments of my trip). I have searched Expert Flyer in many different ways and I can always see the D fare availability for both segments, but 3 different RTW agents at this stage have said they can't see it. I also tried messaging AA twitter team also to see if they could see availability and they couldn't.
Originally, when the RTW was being planned at first, there didn't seem to be an issue with selecting the AA codeshare, but when it came back from Fares team, it was moved to QR and can't be moved back to AA since. It actually means that AA have ticketed my DONE5 without any overwater segments on their code.
I'm a bit baffled - I wonder is there some issue with codeshares on QR flights, where QR aren't allowing them to be used for RTW segments. I'd really like to get those 2 segments on AA as I will be crediting to BAEC and it will be a lot more valuable to me Avios wise to book on AA codeshare.