Originally Posted by
JDiver
You purchased an "instant upgrade" type fare, and you were 1) entitled to fly in the First cabin on the next flight the same fare class (P, probably) was available, or 2) coach sooner than that.
In IRROPs, AA does not require the original booking class to be available for coach travel, are you saying they do if it's first class? (And worse, you seem to be defending it.)
It was all in the Detailed Fare Rules, undoubtedly; it always pays to read them over.
Uh, no, it most likely was
not.
Personally, I think you're doing a disservice here.