Joint Business Agreement(?)
Jun 21, 2017, 10:21 am
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Joint Business Agreement(?)
Just playing around with some possible bookings;
(Anyway, looks like I'm flying in economy...
)
24 Jun LHR-JFK BA175 (09:40)
29 Jun JFK-LHR AA6143 (codeshare with BA178) (07:55)
Price, £11,500 in Premium Economy
29 Jun JFK-LHR AA6143 (codeshare with BA178) (07:55)
Price, £11,500 in Premium Economy
24 Jun LHR-JFK BA175 (09:40)
29 Jun JFK-LHR BA178 (07:55)
Price, £6,000 in Premium Economy
29 Jun JFK-LHR BA178 (07:55)
Price, £6,000 in Premium Economy
(Anyway, looks like I'm flying in economy...
)
Jun 21, 2017, 10:30 am
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W is popular on the 178 (for obvious reasons really), I frequently end up in J simply because the difference is so small from the inflated W prices. That said I see £4197 for those flights in W if you buy separate tickets...or £6501 in J...
Jun 21, 2017, 1:47 pm
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No reason why you can't. Generally the same fares are replicated across the JBA so you will see a BA/AA/IB/AY versions of the same fare. If you go on ba.com for routes to the US you are offered BA and AA flights and can combine with one out and the other back.
Jun 21, 2017, 1:51 pm
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Yes it does. Try it looking at LHR-JFK you will see listed both AA and BA flights listed. You can pick one out at the other back.
Jun 21, 2017, 2:14 pm
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Jun 21, 2017, 2:22 pm
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Fail to see why a mixture of codeshares per se would cause it. Obviously selling class availability can differ on any specific flight depending on who the marketing carrier is.
Jun 21, 2017, 5:05 pm
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(It was just a curious observation on the pricing, I'm not sure they're going to sell many £11,000 tickets for W on this route.)
Jun 22, 2017, 2:51 am
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BA175/BA178 in W class in both directions is £2,111.00 + £443.67 = £2,554.67.
BA175/AA6143 is cheapest in W class out, J class back, and is £4,937.00 + £486.67 = £5,423.67.
If you book BA175/BA178 in W class out, J class back, you do get a slightly cheaper base fare and therefore total: £4,120.50 + £486.67 = £5,146.67. But this is not nearly as big a disparity as your original post suggested.
Jun 22, 2017, 6:47 am
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It was just our corporate booking tool which, how should I put it, isn't the best...
Jun 22, 2017, 8:12 am
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Jun 22, 2017, 11:26 am
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I believe AA are adding an additional booking class to the W cabin in due course. (B?)