Typical AA folder responses... I asked what the deal was with something I didn't know. Someone explained it. I thanked them. I learned something. I literally said if something wasn't allowed, I wouldn't do it... and then the AA folder wolves come out. Give me a break. I've done five-day holds for years on successive days/flights until my travel is firmed up. Once I know what flight I'm going to take I ticket it and drop the holds. I'll put something on hold for two hours while I work out positioning flights, interline baggage agreements and MCT. If I can't swing it, I drop the hold. With the program changes, I've done more ticketing because there's no cancellation penalty now and there's great odds something I ticketed is going to get taken out of the schedule. If you have a problem with AA policy and you don't like five-day holds or the ability to cancel a ticket without penalty, then I suggest you complain to AA or go earn miles in a more restrictive program. Meanwhile, I canceled any overlapping/successive tickets.