I'm Exp Plat and have 3 non refundable tickets from ORD to LAX in July. I choose the wrong coast and my wife wants to go east (Portland, Maine) with our kid.

Called AA and my change fee is $200/ticket. By the time i try to get out to Logan, PVD, MHT or PWM I could just fly southwest for the same price after the change fee and the difference in my ticket.

Any other creative options I have besides praying the flight gets cancelled?