Originally Posted by
Often1
The change fee issue does not apply because OP is on a BE ticket (I presume that's what he meant by "E-".)
Yes, basic economy. I can’t keep track of who calls their E- what.

. If it matters, there is another round trip nested within this round trip. Actual routing would be CMH-LAX (overnight layover), LAX-OGG, OGG-LAX (two night layover), LAX-CMH. All legs are on AA, but the Maui legs are already booked using BA Avios.