These $150 fees can mount up if you don't get to the bottom of what really set off the red flags.
PS: You might go to the AA forum here on FT, and see if the AA experts can point you in the right direction for even getting the $150 refunded.
A begging email would probably do the trick as far as AA goes. I'll ask them if it happens again.
But technically I
could have made the flight, I just chose not to 1) to take their "do you want to fly today" power away and 2) because I was too upset to sit on a plane for two hours without talking to someone. If it happens again, I guess I'm better prepared emotionally and maybe won't leave.