Originally Posted by
dvs7310
So basically anywhere else in South America requires an AA code anyway, it's a necessary evil to go there to / from North America.
Seems to me that whether or not it's an evil depends a lot on the program to which you're crediting your miles. I'm AA PLT, but just booked a DONE3 with the AA RTW desk and am crediting the entire trip to QRPC. In fact, the AA desk doesn't even know that I'm an AAdvantage member.