I’m pretty sure it’s not up to AA, it’s on IATA. If IATA doesn’t reflect the AUH preclearance, AA is going to be stuck enforcing the IATA rule. Another member had similar issues at SFO, possibly arriving from AUH as well. I may be wrong and it applies to any EY flight from AUH?
Originally Posted by
Djokison
I’m confused, how/why could AA agents be unwilling to waive MCT for pre-clearance origins? It’s automatically coded as domestic, there’s no intervention necessary as far as I know.
AUA, NAS etc have always been D-D/D-I* connections as far as MCT is concerned.
Now apparently for whatever reason AUH is different in this respect, but there shouldn’t be any issues with AUA. Is there perhaps a Caribbean vs Longhaul difference in MCT? Is DUB I-D/I-I? (My only experiences are AUA and NAS, can’t comment on DUB/SNN.)
But perhaps I’m misunderstanding your post.
*I do recall D-I connections coming in from preclearance airports sometimes having a slightly altered MCT, though.