Originally Posted by
rufflesinc
Who is "them"? What definition? It's clearly not for someone who never planned to take the earlier flight like OP
OP, and more generally anyone who wants to stand by for an earlier flight, by definition places value on being able to change to the earlier flight. It's eminently reasonable for AA or any company to charge for added value. Not sure if you're arguing in bad faith or just hopelessly confused about an utterly simple concept.