Originally Posted by
mwk190
Married segment logic on paid tickets makes sense, but for award redemption those reasons don't hold up. My guess is the AA thought process is to provide better availability when originating where AA has competition, i.e. make the program have more perceived value to those who have a choice.
Why doesn't the logic hold up for awards? People often compare revenue fares vs. award miles when deciding which to use and it seems perfectly logical if they are charging more for the revenue fares on non-stop's vs. connecting flights out of hostage hubs that they would also charge more for the awards. As a DL flyer out of DTW, I see the same thing on their awards on the non-stop's out of DTW and other DL hostage hubs. Have done hidden city once in awhile on the return award tickets to get better deals.