Originally Posted by Torgen
SJC-LHR wouldn't work anyways because of the lack of slots at LHR. (If there was one, they'd be more likely to use it for the flight from DFW.) Maybe LGW, but the aforementioned route congestion would come into play... unless you're catering to the european vacation, since BA's flights to vacation destinations seem to fly out of LGW.
SJC-CDG is 300mi further than JFK-EZE.
Slots at LHR are a problem, but one that money can always solve. If DFW were a permitted gateway, AA would pony up the needed $$ in a heartbeat.
Meanwhile, Bermuda II does not recognize SJC as a coterminal of SFO, so SJC-LHR is also out before it even gets considered. AA could theoretically enter SFO-LHR but is not in a good position to do so.