Originally Posted by virtualtroy
...Though it resulted in a large phone bill...
Next time call your local AA office and ask them to put you through to the RTW desk in Dallas, and, if you really feel it's necessary, ask for an agent in particular. It works for me in MAD, at the cost of a local call (it was an AA's RTW desk supervisor who suggested I do it that way, I would never have been so bold to try that stunt on my own).