Originally Posted by
Austinrunner
Complaints like yours could result in the "no good deed goes unpunished" whack on our collective heads by AA starting to collect surcharges on its own award seats and those of its partners.
How naïve. AA's devaluation of AAdvantage is driven by people complaining that they're violating the law.
Sure.
Incidentally, they've been collecting surcharges on (formerly free) mileage upgrades for years.