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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by Viajero
Not exactly sure what you mean by "not OWE". American Eagle is, AFAIK, an approved oneworld affiliate of American Airlines, so LAX-LAS should be ok as a NA segment, perhaps not the best use of a segment, but valid, I think.
I believe Gardyloo meant don't do it as part of the One World Explorer ticket, because, as you say, it's not the best use of a segment, certainly not on an AONEx or DONEx, as it's all coach, and not vis-a-vis the proposed itinerary, as it's probably the cheapest of the segments to purchase separately.

Originally Posted by nixande
Is there a reason then to have a Aone6?
Can't speak for the OP, but generally I don't believe the AONE6's are very good value. The price differential over an AONE5 is pretty large (larger than the 4-5 dif., I think), and you are still subject to the 20-segment max, which limits you to less than 4 segments on several continents, so you're really only getting one additional long-haul flight. Yes, you can probably get more total mileage on a xONE6 than a xONE5, but I don't believe the extra cost justifies it. JMHO.
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