Originally Posted by
tuchop
There won't be much difference in the amount of people in AC, in all honesty. How many of the people flying Domestically F, really pay for F ticket? From those people who do pay them, how many don't have Elite status in AA. Because if they do, they would enter the lounge anyways.
No they wouldn't. An ADV or EXP on domestic routes are treated the same for lounge access...with none. A lot of people buy P and A fares, AA prices them competitively and with their Price/Schedule ticketing they show up as being reasonably priced on a lot of routes. My brother is flying BWI-MIA later this month, he was searching for fares and saw F was a mere $90 cheaper and he jumped on it. His once a year flying on AA does not make him the kind of person who should get into a lounge for free based on a $90 fare difference, much as I do love him.