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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by biggestbopper
Last December AA denied me boarding on the first leg of an LAX CDG trip via JFK because I did not get to the checkin counter until 44 minutes and 50 seconds before departure time (yes, really). This violated the new, check your luggage 45 minutes before departure rule, evidently instituted rather recently.
Was this flight overbooked, and were they trying to use a technicality to free a seat on the flight without having to list it as an IDB?
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