Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Well, it's definitely against AA's contract of carriage to purchase a ticket solely to access airport facilities, which is kind of what the goal was here (putting aside the issue of the surname on the other ticket). Note: Delta does not prohibit this in its own COC.
But one could argue that the refundable ticket was a backup in case the first ticket didn't work for boarding...people buy refundable backup tickets all the time (business meeting contingency plans, etc.).