Originally Posted by
pauleeepaul
There is a value in something confirmed in advance vs chancing what amounts to a standby- that is what you are paying for. Kudos to AA for striving to extract the max value for the product they are delivering (but still are struggling to turn a profit.)
^ Well said.
There's nothing offensive about the practice imo. The discounting of perishable/unsaleable products is certainly not unique to the airline industry.