Originally Posted by anabolism

I completely agree that the level of hassle in making changes has gone way up, and the reluctance of many airlines (including AA) to take over an RTW makes things far more difficult.

On the issue of reissuing, one reason AA insists on reissuing the ticket is that it is far more reliable when there are [Amadeus] airlines on the itinerary. Since AA doesn't charge for reissuing, what is the objection to reissuing?