Aer Lingus (EI) flights on aa.com (May 2016)
Jun 5, 2016, 9:57 am
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And AB is about the only option. I'm comparing that to Star which gave you: Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels, Austrian, LOT, Aegean, and (arguably) Turkish.
With the exception of AirBerlin (which is not on the best financial footing), all of the other EU 1W members are on the periphery of the continent (England, Finland, Spain).
With the exception of AirBerlin (which is not on the best financial footing), all of the other EU 1W members are on the periphery of the continent (England, Finland, Spain).
Jun 5, 2016, 12:08 pm
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AB flies to AA hubs at ORD (from TXL), MIA (from TXL and DUS), JFK (from TXL and DUS), LAX (from DUS).
They also fly to RSW, which isn't a hub, but a leisure destination (and only about 2hr drive from MIA).
AA flies its hub at ORD to AB's hub at DUS (seasonally). It also flies to AB's focus cities from PHL (MUC and ZRH) and JFK (ZRH).
While not as extensive of a network as some other destinations, this is pretty robust use of an alliance partner for AA's customers to connect onwards to numerous secondary and tertiary European destinations AB serves. This is, after all, the purpose of an alliance, n'est-ce pas?
They also fly to RSW, which isn't a hub, but a leisure destination (and only about 2hr drive from MIA).
AA flies its hub at ORD to AB's hub at DUS (seasonally). It also flies to AB's focus cities from PHL (MUC and ZRH) and JFK (ZRH).
While not as extensive of a network as some other destinations, this is pretty robust use of an alliance partner for AA's customers to connect onwards to numerous secondary and tertiary European destinations AB serves. This is, after all, the purpose of an alliance, n'est-ce pas?
Jun 5, 2016, 12:12 pm
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I agree, I would love for AA to strengthen their EU routes on their own metal.
Jun 5, 2016, 12:14 pm
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And AB is about the only option. I'm comparing that to Star which gave you: Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels, Austrian, LOT, Aegean, and (arguably) Turkish.
With the exception of AirBerlin (which is not on the best financial footing), all of the other EU 1W members are on the periphery of the continent (England, Finland, Spain).
With the exception of AirBerlin (which is not on the best financial footing), all of the other EU 1W members are on the periphery of the continent (England, Finland, Spain).
Jun 5, 2016, 12:24 pm
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My thoughts too -- if I'm flying in from North America, Spain/England/Finland/Germany are all on the way in some manner to other parts of EU, so not sure that their geographical position poses any kind of inconvenience to connecting.
Jun 5, 2016, 12:32 pm
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If AA also connected to AB's hubs, it would give people more options for connections, some with probably more convenient schedules for individuals than others. In addition, adding in AB's hubs would add a few more dots to the map that can be booked on one ticket easily via AA.com (assuming AA adds them as codeshares).
Jun 5, 2016, 12:54 pm
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30" pitch in intra-Europe J on BA, for starters... Even an extra 45 minutes matters when the difference is between 30" and even old angle-flat 767 service.
Mar 10, 2017, 11:22 pm
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Bloomberg, 10 Feb 2017 (link):
Plans for Ireland’s Aer Lingus to join Oneworld after its purchase by BA owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA provide an opportunity for the alliance to simplify the process for integrating new members, he said, though the timing is a matter for IAG and “scoping work” hasn’t yet started.
Last edited by JDiver; Mar 10, 2017 at 11:29 pm
Mar 14, 2017, 9:19 am
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Pricing a trip to SFO-LHR, and google.com/flights is pricing SFO-LHR (codeshare aa) and, LHR-DUB-SFO (codeshare BA, EI metal).
Any ideas what that will be EQM/EQD wise since BA codeshare on EI yet purchased on aa.com?
Any ideas what that will be EQM/EQD wise since BA codeshare on EI yet purchased on aa.com?
Mar 14, 2017, 12:05 pm
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You won't be earning anything AA on a BA codeshare operated by a non-oneworld carrier, regardless of where it's purchased.
Mar 14, 2017, 12:42 pm
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Many of my trips to Europe and Asia are not just to one destination; I'm often traveling to three or even four cities/countries, and easy connections within the continent are a plus.
Mar 29, 2017, 6:10 pm
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In the interim I believe this to be the case: if you fly DUB-LHR on BA metal sold as BA, your OW perks are honored. For example, Emeralds can get into the DUB T1 lounge even a cheap ticket. However, if you fly DUB-LHR on EI, your OW perks are not honored even if your flight is sold as BA. Forget, therefore, the EI lounge at DUB T2.
Mar 30, 2017, 6:46 am
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In the interim I believe this to be the case: if you fly DUB-LHR on BA metal sold as BA, your OW perks are honored. For example, Emeralds can get into the DUB T1 lounge even a cheap ticket. However, if you fly DUB-LHR on EI, your OW perks are not honored even if your flight is sold as BA. Forget, therefore, the EI lounge at DUB T2.