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Old Jan 12, 2026 | 7:21 am
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
It isn't odd - by searching for an award it is an AA fare that is being issued

If booking on the AA codeshare, you would have to be booking a journey for which a fare exists - if you seach for AA fares for LHR=NCE on Expert Flyer, what do you get

AA might be able to book you on BA assuming BA ticket rules allow AA to issue and as long as AA wants to sell it

easiest method to book a European flight on BA would be to book directly on BA
AA(BA)7249
C7 J7 R7 D7 I7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7

Why did I care? Just seeing what relative pricing would be and to evaluate whether it makes more sense to buy a ticket vs. do an award ticket. Sometimes I see AA pricing < BA and vice versa.

At the end of the day, I booked a BA award (10.5k avios + $12 per ticket) as the BA ticket was around $150 each and I had some Avios knocking around in my account.
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