Originally Posted by roughlad (Post 23020847)

Booked my first ex Eu trip. My return is xxx-LHR -- LCY-AMS, and will not take the last leg. As bags will be labelled to LHR, could I request they be labelled to a domestic connection?

Originally Posted by sapper188 (Post 23029717)

If I book bru-lhr-phx return on AA.com but the flights are all BA, do I have to join the aa advantage club? I want to earn BA avios/tier points.

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave (Post 23029783)

Now that I doubt, you'd be asking for trouble there, particularly if xxx is in the USA. You may be able to get the agent to do it, but I suspect you will have to recheck them in London.



Absolutely not! Indeed if you create an AA account you have the risk of it shadowing you for the rest of your life! Just put your BA number at the end of the flight selection process, just after you enter your name for the first time. There's a drop down box for BAEC, then put your BAEC number alongside. It almost immediately picks up your status, from a seat selection point of view.

The AA initial screen almost invites you to join AA, just select the greyed out box below that to book without logging in. When you have entered all your details I suggest you select the Hold option, rather than paying immediately. This generates an AA locator which allows you to double check everything for a period of at least 24 hours, which is very useful.

If this is in the very near future, note that a US Airways booking gets double Avios.

Originally Posted by manymany (Post 23043934)

I'm after a little re-assurance. Booked my second ex-AMS trip to BKK; first time back in April I had a night in AMS before the AMS-LHR-BKK. This time, I will be doing a back-to-back turn around, taking the first 6:50am 767 from LHR then coming straight back on it starting my BKK trip.

I just can't get my head around the fact I walk off the plane, wait in gate area and then get back on with a boarding pass picked up in LHR and not scanned until boarding. Is it really that simple?! It feels like it could all go wrong!

p.s i only take hand luggage

Originally Posted by sapper188 (Post 23032665)

Has anyone done a TP run where they needed 420 points, we want to do one that involves few airports and could spend 10 days in USA, AZ or CO. I am sure in time I maybe able to work it all out but maybe someone has done this and can share their experience. We live in UK an hour from LHR.

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave (Post 23029783)

The AA initial screen almost invites you to join AA, just select the greyed out box below that to book without logging in. When you have entered all your details I suggest you select the Hold option, rather than paying immediately. This generates an AA locator which allows you to double check everything for a period of at least 24 hours, which is very useful.

Originally Posted by stifle (Post 23072133)

The "hold" option won't normally be available for itineraries involving non-AA/US airlines and/or travel outside the USA.

Originally Posted by Frequentflyer99 (Post 23072642)

It is definitely available for AA flights outside the USA, but is not offered if there is any non BA flight in the itinerary

Originally Posted by stifle (Post 23072767)

I am very doubtful that is correct.