Originally Posted by
satprof
AA (MindPearl) in CPT were not willing to ticket with the trans-Atlantic segment on BA. "I've verified the itinerary with my Sales Manager and he confirmed, that as the transatlantic is on British Airways, they will need to issue the ticket."...
To insist on AA being used over at least one of the oceans is a fairly common approach by GSAs, but the Sales Manager answer is somewhat misleading. A more accurate response would have been "...as the transatlantic is on British Airways, we can't/won't issue the ticket."