So I read through more of the document. It seems the author of the article is mixing things up a little.
The options are:
1) Take the $500 voucher and get a later flight or
2) Take the $1400 in cash payment and you have to pay for your own later flight.
So I'm not sure the flyer is being that short changed given most one way last minute flights are quite expensive.
But I'm curious. If you are IDBed does AA just pony up the $1400 in cash or do they still try to give you the voucher?
Has anyone been IDBed heard of this $1400 amount in cash?