Originally Posted by
jordyn
People should just sue AA in small claims court when they pull this. It would be helpful to have a record of what the lowest coach fare at the time of booking was, but as others point out there's other ways to make a reasonable determination when AA tries to defraud you like this.
I think it’s more of an urban legend. It probably did happen once or twice in the past but I haven’t seen any complaints about it in recent years. At the end of the day I do always try to take screenshots of the fare difference though just to protect myself.