JFK-MEL double in price
May 4, 2010, 8:09 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: You have to ask?
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 1,102
May 4, 2010, 9:32 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SWO
Programs: AA 2MM LTP;Marriott Platinum
Posts: 174
Not sure about JFK, but I've been watching AA Australia fares on and off for the last two years out of DFW, OKC, and TUL and it's typical for the cheapest AA codeshare to be about $400 to $800 more than the AA/QF combo (AA for US legs and QF coded QF metal for the international segments).
Somewhere less than 50% of the time (in my unscientific survey), the AA coded flights for the entire trip will drop to within about $100 to $200 more than the AA/QF combo.
Last year I was able to book the AA coded flights at a very good price (sub-$1000 when I called the EXP line even though the best I could do on the website was about $1100). The year before I had to settle for the QF flights. Cheapest AA-coded was around $1275 in March out of OKC, then jumped up to $1900 for the end of March and early April. Jumped down to ~$1250 in mid-April and at the end of April jumped back to $1900-$2000. I'm hoping it will drop back down before June since my schedule finally cleared for mid-June. (Yes, I know it's fall-winter downunder but I like to travel when it's cooler, Sydney has a mile climate, and this fits my schedule.)
Somewhere less than 50% of the time (in my unscientific survey), the AA coded flights for the entire trip will drop to within about $100 to $200 more than the AA/QF combo.
Last year I was able to book the AA coded flights at a very good price (sub-$1000 when I called the EXP line even though the best I could do on the website was about $1100). The year before I had to settle for the QF flights. Cheapest AA-coded was around $1275 in March out of OKC, then jumped up to $1900 for the end of March and early April. Jumped down to ~$1250 in mid-April and at the end of April jumped back to $1900-$2000. I'm hoping it will drop back down before June since my schedule finally cleared for mid-June. (Yes, I know it's fall-winter downunder but I like to travel when it's cooler, Sydney has a mile climate, and this fits my schedule.)
May 7, 2010, 11:12 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: AA PLT, CX Silver, SPG
Posts: 214
I recently booked a LAX-HKG and the AA codeshare with Cathay was twice booking the Cathay flight number. I've found this to be case frequently. Unfortunately by not booking as the codeshare you don't get your elite 25% or 100% mileage bonus, but at least Cathay is 100% on the other earnings, unlike other partners.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/p...atus/bonus.jsp