Multiple Airlines

[vickk]

Thank you Katys Grandad, Your description of seat reservation matches what the Twitter lady said although she only thought there was a link from BA site to choose seats on AA and was not sure. Everything else seems entirely logical. If AA don't charge for seat selection then maybe I should be looking to them for all flights. However we would prefer to change at Heathrow rather than Philly then we don't have to collect cases between flights

[Katys Grandad]

However we would prefer to change at Heathrow rather than Philly then we don't have to collect cases between flights

For me it’s a ‘swings and roundabouts’ situation there. BA to AA at Heathrow involves a change of terminal by bus and that route means Immigration and Customs has to be done in Miami which I don’t find much fun. With the Transatlantic from Manchester that is taken care of in Philadelphia so more or less straight out to baggage reclaim in Miami.

Just a Heads Up here, AA operate B777’s to Miami with a 3-4-3 configuration whereas the A330’s from Manchester are 2-4-2. Bit of an anorak point I know but my wife and I much prefer a seat pair to the almost inevitable sharing a 3 with a stranger so it’s usually the 330 for us unless we’re treating ourselves to a seat nearer the front.

Just to clarify - the switch from ba.com to aa.com happens when you opt to choose seats so I suppose it’s better described as semi-automatic really.

[Gerry Reed]

For me it’s a ‘swings and roundabouts’ situation there. BA to AA at Heathrow involves a change of terminal by bus and that route means Immigration and Customs has to be done in Miami which I don’t find much fun. With the Transatlantic from Manchester that is taken care of in Philadelphia so more or less straight out to baggage reclaim in Miami.

Just a Heads Up here, AA operate B777’s to Miami with a 3-4-3 configuration whereas the A330’s from Manchester are 2-4-2. Bit of an anorak point I know but my wife and I much prefer a seat pair to the almost inevitable sharing a 3 with a stranger so it’s usually the 330 for us unless we’re treating ourselves to a seat nearer the front.

Just to clarify - the switch from ba.com to aa.com happens when you opt to choose seats so I suppose it’s better described as semi-automatic really.

I don't think that is an "anorak" point. We usually travel as a threesome with our autistic daughter and hate 2.4.2 for the same reason - we want to sit with her between us and not have a stranger next to us. Ok on a short flight but on long haul it can be a real pain if they want to tell you their life story while you are trying to watch a film.

[Katys Grandad]

I don't think that is an "anorak" point. We usually travel as a threesome with our autistic daughter and hate 2.4.2 for the same reason - we want to sit with her between us and not have a stranger next to us. Ok on a short flight but on long haul it can be a real pain if they want to tell you their life story while you are trying to watch a film.

I was being a bit self deprecating with that remark Gerry. The fact that I know such things does rather make me sound a bit if an anorak!