When the US government approved the partnership between American and British Airways, it made the carriers agree that American’s miles would not be valid for transatlantic travel on BA—and that travel on BA would not earn American’s AAdvantage miles. This is too bad because BA has much better Business and First Class seats than American.
The way around this disAAdvantage is to use AA miles to fly BA from Canada or the Caribbean, as the ban only applies to flights originating in the US. BA flies to London from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal; several Caribbean cities too (you’ll get the AA connecting ticket free). We checked numerous dates from BA’s Canadian gateways and found very good availability.
Free Vacation: Ask for a stopover and you can have a nice side-trip at one of the Canadian gateways (Caribbean stopovers not allowed).
The Cost: A route through Canada or the Caribbean and the cost is the same—Business Class at 90,000, and First Class at 125,000.
When the US government approved the partnership between American and British Airways, it made the carriers agree that American’s miles would not be valid for transatlantic travel on BA—and that travel on BA would not earn American’s AAdvantage miles. This is too bad because BA has much better Business and First Class seats than American.
The way around this disAAdvantage is to use AA miles to fly BA from Canada or the Caribbean, as the ban only applies to flights originating in the US. BA flies to London from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal; several Caribbean cities too (you’ll get the AA connecting ticket free). We checked numerous dates from BA’s Canadian gateways and found very good availability.
Free Vacation: Ask for a stopover and you can have a nice side-trip at one of the Canadian gateways (Caribbean stopovers not allowed).
The Cost: A route through Canada or the Caribbean and the cost is the same—Business Class at 90,000, and First Class at 125,000.
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