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zanderblue Mar 16, 2015 12:41 pm
Difference between AA and BA for same flights
 
I'm looking at buying ticket to get me ex US to UK. When I price it up on AA.co.uk it is about £300 less than if I try and price identical flights on BA.com.

I'd really like to get the flights on AA metal to access the MCE seats, but also I want to get them on BA codeshare so I can get them as qualifying for BAEC tier level.

Is there any way around this?

Thanks

Globaliser Mar 16, 2015 12:54 pm
Do you get the same fare result if you price your trip via ITA?

AyeCaramba Mar 16, 2015 12:55 pm
You get the BA tier points if you put your BAEC number in the booking on the AA.com website

shorthauldad Mar 16, 2015 12:56 pm
Originally Posted by AyeCaramba (Post 24516141)
You get the BA tier points if you put your BAEC number in the booking on the AA.com website
They won't be "qualifying flights" without the BA code though.

Globaliser Mar 16, 2015 12:57 pm
Originally Posted by AyeCaramba (Post 24516141)
You get the BA tier points if you put your BAEC number in the booking on the AA.com website
But if by "qualifying for BAEC tier level" the OP is referring to the "two BA flights" or "four BA flights" that are needed to qualify for a tier in addition to the TPs, then AA code on AA metal won't count.

AtlanticX Mar 16, 2015 1:16 pm
But if by "qualifying for BAEC tier level" the OP is referring to the "two BA flights" or "four BA flights" that are needed to qualify for a tier in addition to the TPs, then AA code on AA metal won't count.
I don't know about the veracity of this statement. But I'm pretty sure that the OP can easily book a short-haul return for a fraction of the 300 pound price difference. It's not an ideal solution, of course.

zanderblue Mar 16, 2015 1:51 pm
Mmmmm, good point about checking against ITA. And no it's not. If I use the BA code it is an extra £300 compared to AA code.

Think I may have figured out a way to do it though. I can get the reduced fare on AA .co.uk by using the outbound as BA code share on AA metal and then I have a domestic leg on the return that will give me the 4th qualifying flight I need.
I think!

binman Mar 16, 2015 1:57 pm
Originally Posted by zanderblue (Post 24516441)
Mmmmm, good point about checking against ITA. And no it's not. If I use the BA code it is an extra £300 compared to AA code.

Think I may have figured out a way to do it though. I can get the reduced fare on AA .co.uk by using the outbound as BA code share on AA metal and then I have a domestic leg on the return that will give me the 4th qualifying flight I need.
I think!
In my experience its the BA YQ that causes the difference. Try booking AA ex either the UA or UK and then BA for the other. In ITA the fare breakdown will show the details and you identify where the increases is.

Frankly I would not bother, for £300 less you get a vastly superior product on AA in every regard with the possible exception of lounges in LHR......but thats debatable.

all ahead full Mar 16, 2015 3:14 pm
Did this last month, and the AA cost for the same flights was 500GBP less, I even rang up BA but they could not price match, as the same route was trying to put me in 1st, so I ended up booking the same flights (mainly BA) via AA in the end....


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