Originally Posted by
whimsey21
Sorry-- just realized I wasn't clear in my previous post. I was wondering if I should book the tighter connection and try to make it, vs. booking the longer connection and just killing time in the airport -- I agree that its very unlikely I could go standby given that I'd have the checked luggage.
would advise against trying to make it, bag or otherwise. Your 'connection' is under MCT, hence would not be considered a connection by AA - hence no protection / free rebooking if things go awry...