Originally Posted by davistev

I booked a few tickets SEA-ORD-SMF purely for the miles to be accrued with Alaska Airlines MP. American Airlines took it upon themselves to reroute me in such a way that I will no longer get the miles planned. My reservations are now SEA-PHX-SMF. A significant reduction in miles earned. Basically, AA rerouted me to a more direct route. Normally, I would be happy but not when the whole purpose of the flights were for mileage running. My new arrival times are within 4 hours and no extra stops were added.

Is this common practice with AA to do this? and what options do I have in such a situation?

Thanks in advance