"Rog'" wrote in message
news:s7mgk.3688$w93.1735@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>> David Bennetts wrote:
>>> "nickravo1@gmail.com" wrote:
>>>>My itinerary, from a travel agent, says American Airlines flight 7363
>>>>operated by Qantas. Usually, it just says Qantas and a two-digit
>>>>number. Am I really on an American Airlines plane, not a Qantas plane?
>
>>> American do not fly to Australia. It's a Qantas flight QF11. Those
>>> stupid
>>> codeshare flights, causing about three times as many flights as
>>> necessary
>>> listing on airport departure and arrivals boards.
> -------------------
> What's even more confusing is that you need to check in with and follow
> time+gate changes from Qantas, as AA has nothing to do with this flight.
> But flying a codeshare # has benefits, like FF-miles and price
> differences.
>
> I once flew from Athens to Frankfurt on Lufthansa using an Agean Air #
> for much less than if I had used the Lufthansa #. I had MS Expedia to
> thank for that info.
>
Codeshare is fine - but the airlines should eliminate the confusing, stupid
and un-necessary practice of pretending you are travelling on their flight,
when the aircraft is in some-one else's livery and crewed by some-one else.
In this case it's a Qantas flight 11 the passenger is travelling on, not a
pretend AA one. If you book thru AA and get their frequent flier points
that's fine, but it's only necessary to show the actual carrier and flight
number on the e-ticket and destination and departure screens at the airport.
Regards
David Bennetts
Australia
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