Originally Posted by Japhydog
Take BA 85 LHR YVR on April 1. There's A6 showing and you'll get miles and Q points on American. Buy a cheapie YVR LAX ticket from AS if you need to be in LA.
I don't think there's such a thing as a "cheapie" ticket on that route, although the first part of your advice is ok. If the OP has NA segments to burn and doesn't mind a bit of a slog, YVR-DFW-LAX on AA is of course a choice.
BTW, not that it's really OT but when we flew YVR-LAX on AS last month (in the front cabin) we discovered the real meaning of "no service". The FA distributed the peanuts and a beverage, then disappeared.