Originally Posted by gemac

Hi, infoe. Welcome to FlyerTalk and the AA Newbie Lounge. You will have to call AA anyway to change that itinerary to one that will get you 1.0 EQP, so I would just call them now and ask how much it would cost. Have a list of the 1.0 EQP fare codes in front of you, because sometimes the phone agents aren't all that familiar with this concept. Sometimes the fare difference is only a little bit, sometimes it is a lot.