Shareholder,
I anticipated problems at YYZ due to the past problems I've had with service at that airport, and the snowball effect from the denial of service 2 years ago I made mention.
As for the MCO's not all 9 were issued in MEX. only 5 were and one was only for $19.00
they were issued as residual value on a exchange ticket 3 weeks ago. Knowing I was going to fly soon, I choose that rather than a refund to be sent to AA and then back to myself which could take 2-3 month to process.
As for lacking the Original Ticket Receipt, that goes on the reissued Ticket.
If you have a ticket worth $3,000.00 and it is traded for a $1,000.00 ticket and 2 MCO's are issued for $1,000.00 each now you have 3 documents from the original one document. How then can you put 1 receipt on 3 seperate documents?
Besides that remember it was AC Agents who wrote these documents up!
Unfortunately my credit has had past problems and I have only 2 cards with very low limits, or I would do as you.
As far as the money laundering, I must respectfully disagree. MCO's can only be used for Further Transportation or Excess Baggage. They can never be exchanged for cash, and they must ALLWAYS be kept in the same currency as the original document.
If someone has a ticket in Cuban Pesos or Indian Rupiees it stays in that currency!
I also feel your comment about not being offered the Bank Buy Rate is as you state not defensible. However I also think that an agent that refuses to serve a Passenger without just cause also is!