hi number_6,
first time i heard this was from Gardyloo....i checked it out myself and it was indeed true. for a OWE leaving around dec 14, the ticket costs $3900 (although for some reason some of the AA CSRs also quoted $4100--perhaps because it's a seasonality thing). i just spoke with AA again, asking how much it would cost starting from London and they said it would be 1519 GBP, which right now translates to a little more than $2600