Originally Posted by
traveling_again
..., and the plane is "F1 A1"... really? one last F seat to sell, but AA will let someone have it for an instrument.
Why not? Paying with an instrument is still paying. And some people upgrade from 'B' or 'Y' fares to spend less miles/avoid co-pays. I always thought that 'complimentary' meant if AA could not sell a seat, and that 'selling' meant not just for cash.