<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by V60t:
Just called Qantas.
The AA/BA/QF awards may use up to three carriers aslong as you are withiin the mile restrictions of the fare! A biz class ticket is first class on a two class, but you MUST book first for BA1 and BA2</font>
This is a quote from Dave Noble from the Qantas board: "A 1st class journey of up to 10,000 miles costs 125,000 points if solely on BA. A return trip LHR-JFK is about 7,880 miles."
You can get an award that uses more than one carrier, but it'll cost more points. The 125,000 points for 10,000 miles of 1st class flying is only good for 1 carrier.