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Old Jul 21, 2015, 5:00 pm
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Exec_Plat
 
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Originally Posted by jaimelannister
What's so miserable about the phone support? .
Oh. OK

For me, phenomenal. Not so much for lower tiers, based on recent reports....

Originally Posted by Phoenixtinct
It may be that AA considered this is a functionality that wasn't necessary. If you're trying to make a purchase so close to departure, one should already be at the airport and I'm sure you can find AA agents that can sell you a ticket there. Thus, they may not have considered this a case where they need to enable online sales for. Add to that the generally sluggish ticketing process AA uses and you may have answered your question.
My point is that this seems to be a change...

Or has this always been the case? I never recall seeing this on same day display.

Originally Posted by ijgordon
What's the fee for ticketing at the airport counter?
$0 AFAIK
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