British Airways vs. American Airlines

You might want to check the airlines forum on trip advisors. I usually travel American, but that's because I've lots of miles on AA and so get treated better and can get upgrades. Also, if something goes wrong I'm closer to the top for a solution. I hope someone will respond for British Airways. I thought I'd seen some good reviews lately. You might want to even just google for reviews. Pam

Actually, I think that the BA flight out of Dallas is a codeshare with AA. Might be same flight for both, using AA planes, just "branded" as BA.

Yes, check code-share for your flight. Choosing your airline may not make a difference in the plane you fly.

If you are buying the tickets and the frequent flyer miles are important, you may want to make sure you book it as an AA flight since BA only awards 25% miles for cheap tickets.

I'm not sure which day you're traveling...but...AA has either two or three flights a day from DFW to LHR, and BA has one. You have a better choice of times with AA. Also might be time to start collecting FF miles.

The BA flight is not an AA codeshare.

I prefer BA slightly but agree with other posts who say the difference isn't as important as picking a flight schedule that works for you.

My worst flight to Europe was on AA but it wasn't their fault. I had a very late opportunity for a trip. The only seat was in the very back row (which didn't recline and was too close to the toilet line). It was still a great trip and I arrived (somewhat less refreshed) the same time as everyone else on the plane.

If the BA is not too much more, I'd pay the extra money and fly them instead of AA. I personally like flying BA and even Virgin over our US Domestic carrier.

There is lots of talk about strikes at BA perhaps this summer....you might keep an eye on the BBC News web site.

I’ve flown both, and I don’t believe there’s a big enough difference in the economy cabin to recommend one over the other. AA may use some 767s on some flights from DFW. Otherwise, both AA and BA should be using the same equipment…777. The pitch, width, and recline of the seats are essentially the same on the 777 for both carriers. All other things being equal, I would select the one that can best meet my price and flight time requirements. There are other carriers I prefer over both of these for a variety of reasons, but if it’s between these two, it’s a wash in my opinion. They're both okay.

I have flown BA, United and American. BA and United were about the same. I enjoyed my flights on those airlines. I will never fly American again if I can help it. It was cramped, noisy, and the service and the food were not very good. To me, the type of plane makes a difference too, I think a 777 is a lot more comfortable than a 767.

BA and AA are both One World partners so theoretically the mileage you earn transfers between them and you can earn miles on either partner's flights. In other words, if you are an AA mileage earner and you fly on BA, you just put your AA mileage number in when you buy the ticket and you should earn miles according to AA's rules, not BA's rules. That is true that BA doesn't give good mileage returns unless you are a frequent flyer (I was shocked the first time I flew round trip to London and only earned 2500 miles!), so I'd do the codeshare or fly AA if you need to earn miles.

My personal opinion is that BA is more comfortable to fly on and has better service for long haul flights. Also, I seriously doubt BA is going anywhere - financial issues or not.