Originally Posted by
sadiqhassan
For the AA option, it's likely that $2.50 is the tax and $75 is the fee for booking with 14 days. It is likely that the $75 is more than many cheap, short flights within the USA.
$75 that AA never charges me for redeeming miles within 14 days and never charges any accounts from which I redeem AA miles even when those other accounts are for people with no elite status on AA. The wonders of free date/time changes upon ticketing, for however long that lasts.