Originally Posted by
steveholt
RTW desk's phone number is 1-800-247-3247.
First segment doesn't need to be on AA, but usually an overwater segment does need to be.
Keep in mind QF's flights over the water have significant surcharges attached. The cost savings between flying AA in J and QF in J on the same LAX-SYD route for me on my RTW ticket was about $1200 US - guessing it'll be similar for F.
I would not rely on the tool for availability. I would use ITA Matrix and force search on each leg using A class availability.
Ex-Japan seems to be an exception with QF surcharges. I've had QF long haul segments in my past 2 tickets and the charges were minimal. So far as I can tell, there's no YQ ex-Japan, only YR. For ex-CAI and OSL though I agree, QF code does add some nasty surcharges.