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Originally Posted by pauleeepaul
But what if your original flights were oversold and this is an evil diabolical way for AA to avoid IDB compensation???
I suspect that it's a way of dealing preemptively with oversold situations. If you can be "reaccommodated" before you even get to the airport, it saves a lot of time standing in line, not to mention airport agents' time (and, yes, fewer IDB or VDB compensation vouchers would be needed).