AA does not want you to travel with them in First class using RTW tickets
Feb 7, 2005 | 2:52 am
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thanx
Originally Posted by Gaza
The LAX flight is showing F7 A0 J7 D0 I0 Y7 B7 H7 K7 L7 M7 V5 Q0 G3 S0 W0 O0. So there has been a bit of First Class inventory already sold.
I may still fly AA
Feb 8, 2005 | 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by drbala
HQ released a seat for me and I am all booked. Thanx
I may still fly AA
I may still fly AA
Thanks
Feb 10, 2005 | 4:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Japhydog
Take BA 85 LHR YVR on April 1. There's A6 showing and you'll get miles and Q points on American. Buy a cheapie YVR LAX ticket from AS if you need to be in LA.
BTW, not that it's really OT but when we flew YVR-LAX on AS last month (in the front cabin) we discovered the real meaning of "no service". The FA distributed the peanuts and a beverage, then disappeared.
Feb 10, 2005 | 9:58 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnAx
I don't think there's such a thing as a "cheapie" ticket on that route, although the first part of your advice is ok. If the OP has NA segments to burn and doesn't mind a bit of a slog, YVR-DFW-LAX on AA is of course a choice.
BTW, not that it's really OT but when we flew YVR-LAX on AS last month (in the front cabin) we discovered the real meaning of "no service". The FA distributed the peanuts and a beverage, then disappeared.
BTW, not that it's really OT but when we flew YVR-LAX on AS last month (in the front cabin) we discovered the real meaning of "no service". The FA distributed the peanuts and a beverage, then disappeared.
Sorry about your AS experience. All airlines have their bad days (and their bad employees). I fly AS F quite a bit (commute to Seattle for GF), and I almost always get very good service.
Feb 12, 2005 | 7:52 pm
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I just had the same problem on a AONE3. All my selected flights (except the last two, which I left open) were available except the BOS-SAN transcon. The RTW desk agent, who was excellent, tried HQ to get that released, but no go. Still on appeal, but in the meantime I'm on BOS-LAX-SAN. I don't understand, would they rather take that seat for a last-minute upgraded EXP over a paid fare?
Feb 16, 2005 | 12:41 am
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Originally Posted by Japhydog
When one is spending $6500-8500 on an AONEx, $300 seems like a cheapie to me. YMMV.
Sorry about your AS experience. All airlines have their bad days (and their bad employees). I fly AS F quite a bit (commute to Seattle for GF), and I almost always get very good service.
Sorry about your AS experience. All airlines have their bad days (and their bad employees). I fly AS F quite a bit (commute to Seattle for GF), and I almost always get very good service.
Feb 16, 2005 | 6:54 am
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Also dont seem that they want you to fly Biz class either
Haven;t been able to get a seat out of CPT-LHR or JNB-LHR on a DONE4, all seats are booked in September & October i.e A0 or D0...that seems a little odd to me.
Is it that they release discounted FIRST & CLUB closer to the date of travel? becuase I can;t not belive that all A & D's are sold out.
J
Is it that they release discounted FIRST & CLUB closer to the date of travel? becuase I can;t not belive that all A & D's are sold out.
J
Feb 16, 2005 | 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by zoneduk
Haven;t been able to get a seat out of CPT-LHR or JNB-LHR on a DONE4, all seats are booked in September & October i.e A0 or D0...that seems a little odd to me.
Is it that they release discounted FIRST & CLUB closer to the date of travel? becuase I can;t not belive that all A & D's are sold out.
J
Is it that they release discounted FIRST & CLUB closer to the date of travel? becuase I can;t not belive that all A & D's are sold out.
J
Edited to add: same thing with BA 56, wide open.
Last edited by Viajero; Feb 16, 2005 at 7:26 am