booked with BA but flying american airlines

mkgirl1981

this may be a very silly questions with a very obvious answer but i just wondered as i booked with BA but the flight is operated by american airlines, do i check in at the BA desk or the AA desk ?

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thanks in advance for any replies

richardw

The AA desk at the terminal at the airport that the AA aircraft will fly from.

headpin

If you are flying from Heathrow AA are in Terminal 3 whereas BA are in Terminal 5.

malkie76

BA also fly from T3 at Heathrow; largely due to code share flights.

mkgirl1981

i'll just go to aa desk & see what they say
thanks guys

Doshwaster

When booking with BA I always make sure that I'm flying on BA metal. The AA onboard service is nowhere near as good and you even have to pay for drinks

duchy

Always makes me laugh the Brits are so horrified at the thought of paying for a drink on a plane :rotfl:-personally I think it's a plus-nothing worse than having someone drunk and obnoxious near you on a flight -so I actually avoid the free booze flights whenever I can.(Not saying everyone who has a drink on a flight is obnoxious -just when it's free some people are more likely to over-do it)

AA are fine to fly with-better food than BA (not hard that one BA's food is dreadful in economy), unlike BA you can pre-reserve your seats as soon as you book and they are in 2s on the side aisles so nicer than BA's 3s if you are a couple.... and they don't strike either Terminal 3 it is. The four digit BA flight number is for marketing purposes only and terminal 3 is much easier to go through than Terminal 5 (the BA terminal)

Doshwaster

duchy wrote: »

Always makes me laugh the Brits are so horrified at the thought of paying for a drink on a plane :rotfl:-personally I think it's a plus-nothing worse than having someone drunk and obnoxious near you on a flight -so I actually avoid the free booze flights whenever I can.(Not saying everyone who has a drink on a flight is obnoxious -just when it's free some people are more likely to over-do it)

I take your point, but I just don't see why when I have paid more than £500 for a flight they expect me to pay another fiver for a G&T. I'm never one to try to empty the drinks cart but a drink (or maybe two!) when I get on board just helps me fall asleep.

As for the terminals, I much prefer T5 to T3 - and yes, BA economy food is usually terrible. I make sure I eat before getting on board. Hopefully I'm asleep before the meal service starts.

duchy

I've experienced a flight from hell with a group on board who did empty the drinks trolley-nothing to make you feel unsafe like drunks staggering around the aisles so I cheerfully admit to being utterly biased after that particular nearly nine hours of hell -I think the fiver is a good investment

malkie76

Nothing stopping them doing the same on a flight with paid-for drinks, or bringing their own on board.

mkgirl1981

ive been on aa before & it was alright, ive requested a vegetarian meal which ive never done before so maybe that will be better than the standard option - we shall see but im flying in the morning so i imagine it will be something along the lines of last time which was chocolate crepes or cheese omellete and when i flew in the evening they gave a second 'meal' as a snack box which was much better than the hot meal