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Old Jun 19, 2024 | 12:30 pm
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Originally Posted by ORDbird
This has happened the past two nights on my upcoming ORD-FCO leg. Has anybody ever figured out why AA dumps the space initially if they just want to remove and keep it open for revenue?
Saw this as well on a couple of my flight alerts. Get that it happens and interesting question with regards to the 'why'. I am more curious - is there theoretically any way to predict this, and actually get on the phone fast enough to get one through with an agent?
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