Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Precisely, plus AA codes for AAdvantage members are highly risky. They seem more than likely to credit as revenue base, since AA insists on at least one long haul AA code (whether AA prime or codeshare), it's detrimental to AAdvantage earnings on these tickets. Some AAdvantage members don't really care, maybe they're getting plenty of LPs elsewhere but I feel like it's leaving money on the table to have any long haul AA codes at all when there are other alternatives available. I generally can't find any codeshares on AA flights to South and Central America except Brazil so those become acceptable inefficiencies, but no way I want an AA code on a TATL or TPAC. (Not to mention that AA codes aren't available on CX anymore since CX prefers to overfly Russia and it's forbidden by the US govt. for US carriers to codeshare on those)
This is one of the main reasons I stopped crediting to AA, and now credit everything to QRPC. 95+% of my flying is on xONEx tix.
Originally Posted by
dvs7310
I'm inclined to use a travel agent on my next one. (I'm aware of at least one of the agents that are active posters in here, not sure the other though... DM me if you wouldn't mind)
Sorry to say that I don't remember. If I see a post that jogs my memory, I'll let you know.