I have a question regarding how to proceed following the decision of my aunt to cancel on a trip we have booked in May. Flight is AA booked from BTR to YVR, connecting through Dallas, booked as nonrefundable ticket with Main cabin extra seating. My mother and I are still going on trip, and I know the fare is nonrefundable, so we may not get any value/money back if cancel ticket and that is fine is so. But what is best way to proceed? I booked and paid for all three tickets on my AAdvantage Platinum select MC. IS there a benefit to actually calling and cancelling her ticket, meaning would I get any credit back less change fees or something. If any value credit back does it go to her as the name on the ticket, or me as the paying person. If no advantage to cancelling, can we just have her not show up and then we essentially have extra empty seat next to us or between us? Will the airline then put someone else in seat regardless of what we do if she does not check in for flight?