Originally Posted by GoBears
Why should I book on a different airline? What can AA do? If my original BOS-LAX segment was 20 Nov and I book a one-way BOS-LAX flight on 25 Nov, what is the problem?
I want to do this "legally" and within AA rules, but I guess I'd like to know what rules I might be violating.
You missed the main point. All this discussion has been rendered moot by the fact that your route will now be SNN-ORD-LAX.... BOS is NOT in the equation.
Because of the schedule change, the question is, will AA reroute you SNN-ORD-BOS-"LAX"? You'd better have a good reason for wanting that routing (obviously not a layover, since it's not allowed), and I say you have a 50% shot at getting it.
Would you consider flying to ORD, then a separate open-jaw ORD-BOS-LAX?
(And about throwing away your last leg, I believe
justageek was concerned that the revenue protection people could show up at the gate before your new BOS-LAX leg, make you pay the fare difference for violating the "no layover" rule and staying in BOS, perhaps taking away your miles, etc. Very rare, but it has happened).