Originally Posted by
FlyAO2
AA's argument would be there is no REASON for them to do it. The reason UA & DL allow you to cancel within 24 hours is because they don't let you HOLD a reservation.
If you find a reservation you like on DL you have to buy it; you then have 24 hours (actually till midnight the next day) to decide if you want to cancel it for free. On AA you could just press HOLD.
Basically the same net result
The HOLD function is very useful. The difference with DL is that you actually bought a ticket, do nothing and there you are. With AA hold - do nothing within the stipulated time frame - midnight next day or even some days later, and it's reserved til that minute, when it's gone
