Originally Posted by
littlevoices
So,
jerry a. laska, maybe you could remind me of the rules to book via AA, are codeshares going to be OK for them to agree to ticket my flights... As ideally I'd fly across the Atlantic with QR and the Pacific with CX.
As to why, let's presume it was the truth, BA called back and said..
1. Their agents have to price the exact itinerary on the RTW website first, and only if it gives a valid quote will they give it to ticketing (aka they can't work around bugs, or the lack of QF/CX availability)
2. They will no longer allow GUVs on RTW tickets (not written down as far as I can tell)
So that made my entire cunning plan redundant, and I'll revert back to better carriers than BA. Their loss, but hopefully AAs gain! (is there a list of the expectations for AA to ticket it and any other tips guide like when to call, and the number, somewhere?)
AA RTW desk: 800-247-3247. Usually they require at least one of the intercontinental overwater segments to be on AA metal; AA codeshares on other metal often used to be able to meet this requirement; iirc, some people have reported recently that a codeshare wasn't acceptable while others seemed to be able to book without any AA overwater segments (maybe the atlantic and pacific joint ventures have something to do with this). There have been lots of reports about people booking with AA RTW desks in this thread and the various other sticky threads that people seem to randomly post to in the forum. You might want to read back in those forums for a bit.