paid seating (BA metal, AA ticket)
Oct 31, 2011, 10:22 am
#2
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Pre-reserved Seats:
Available from 331 days prior to departure.
Pre-reserved seats are available for the following:
All First Class passengers - All destinations
All Business Class passengers - All destinations
Coach Class Passengers
- All Transatlantic/Intercontinental destinations
- All UK Domestic destinations (except BA Connect flights) for Coach Class passengers who are oneworld top tier ( Emerald or Sapphire) or are full-fare Coach travelers
Pre-reserved seats are not available for the following:
Coach Class Passengers
- Intra-European flights
- Intra-U.K. flights operated by BA Connect
Available from 331 days prior to departure.
Pre-reserved seats are available for the following:
All First Class passengers - All destinations
All Business Class passengers - All destinations
Coach Class Passengers
- All Transatlantic/Intercontinental destinations
- All UK Domestic destinations (except BA Connect flights) for Coach Class passengers who are oneworld top tier ( Emerald or Sapphire) or are full-fare Coach travelers
Pre-reserved seats are not available for the following:
Coach Class Passengers
- Intra-European flights
- Intra-U.K. flights operated by BA Connect
Since you booked with AA I believe you can only upgrade with AA miles.
Q. Can I use miles to upgrade any reservation through my travel agency or corporate travel desk?
A. At this time, you may use your AAdvantage miles to upgrade British Airways and Iberia flights as well as American Airlines codeshare flights operated by British Airways and Iberia which have been booked directly with American Airlines (via Reservations or AA.com).
However, British Airways and Iberia flights booked through other sources are not currently eligible for an upgrade using miles because of technical issues regarding systems compatibility. We hope that the inconvenience is more than offset by the opportunity to use AAdvantage miles to upgrade on British Airways and Iberia flights. We are working to expand upgrade opportunities to include to reservations booked through travel agencies and corporate travel desks. As always, you may use miles to upgrade American Airlines marketed and operated flights when booked through a travel agency or corporate travel desk.
A. At this time, you may use your AAdvantage miles to upgrade British Airways and Iberia flights as well as American Airlines codeshare flights operated by British Airways and Iberia which have been booked directly with American Airlines (via Reservations or AA.com).
However, British Airways and Iberia flights booked through other sources are not currently eligible for an upgrade using miles because of technical issues regarding systems compatibility. We hope that the inconvenience is more than offset by the opportunity to use AAdvantage miles to upgrade on British Airways and Iberia flights. We are working to expand upgrade opportunities to include to reservations booked through travel agencies and corporate travel desks. As always, you may use miles to upgrade American Airlines marketed and operated flights when booked through a travel agency or corporate travel desk.
See also:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...sl=upgradeaaib
Jun 17, 2022, 10:13 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA 1MM Premier Gold, DL Gold Medallion, HHonors Gold, Marriot Rewards Gold
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From aa.com:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/codes...re_Partner.jsp
Since you booked with AA I believe you can only upgrade with AA miles.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/j...s.jsp#upgrades
See also:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...sl=upgradeaaib
http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/codes...re_Partner.jsp
Since you booked with AA I believe you can only upgrade with AA miles.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/j...s.jsp#upgrades
See also:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...sl=upgradeaaib
Looking to book IAH-DFW-LHR-TLV-IAH-LHR in Premium economy. It's a mixed AA & BA.
AA premium seats are complimentary. How about the BA seats on this reservation? AA booking class is P.
Thanks,
R
Jun 17, 2022, 11:09 am
#4
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Jun 17, 2022, 2:55 pm
#6
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Thanks, but I thought this would be different.
I avoided going through a third party vendor such as Kayak and did it through AA.COM. I was hoping that this will be different, booking through AA.COM.
R
I avoided going through a third party vendor such as Kayak and did it through AA.COM. I was hoping that this will be different, booking through AA.COM.
R
Jun 17, 2022, 4:25 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,579
Unfortunately not. In this situation operating carrier is what counts. You would reduce the seat fees by flying AA metal wherever possible. Be that IAH-DFW-LHR-TLV (last leg operated by BA) or fly IAH-DFW-JFK-TLV all on AA
Jun 18, 2022, 1:53 am
#8
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the big question then is , is the routing with the fare that includes free seat assignments more expensive or less expensive than paying for the ticket and the seat assignment on the route that involves BA. And, how important is the seat assignment?
Jun 19, 2022, 4:34 pm
#9
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AA.com gives free seat assignment on their Metal flights. it's almost meaningless if there were no middle seats involved...
BA on my attempts to book directly with them, charges for seat assignments - $60-$80 per leg.
The overall "Deal" with BA is more expensive than AA. Needless to say AA hard product is much nicer.
R
Jun 19, 2022, 5:18 pm
#10
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Good point.
AA.com gives free seat assignment on their Metal flights. it's almost meaningless if there were no middle seats involved...
BA on my attempts to book directly with them, charges for seat assignments - $60-$80 per leg.
The overall "Deal" with BA is more expensive than AA. Needless to say AA hard product is much nicer.
R
AA.com gives free seat assignment on their Metal flights. it's almost meaningless if there were no middle seats involved...
BA on my attempts to book directly with them, charges for seat assignments - $60-$80 per leg.
The overall "Deal" with BA is more expensive than AA. Needless to say AA hard product is much nicer.
R