Originally Posted by
aj411
if Qatar cancels and/or changes, you don’t need saver space. Downside, you have to wait it out.
AA can't overbook on partner airlines. As I explained just a few posts up, when a partner airline cancels a flight, they normally move passengers onto alternate flights. If that happens, as long as your connections are OK, just check your seats and call AA to reissue the ticket. If your connections are affected, then find alternates and call AA. AA can overbook you onto AA flights. If the flight cancels and QR didn't move you to another flight (which would be unusual), then you can call AA and ask them to ask QR to put you on an alternate flight (you can request a specific flight). There's no guarantee in this situation, but hopefully they will accommodate. I wouldn't expect it to come to that, though.