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American Airlines may intervene in overly circuitous routing as covered by the AA Conditions of Carriage

Ticket validity link to these Conditions of Carriage

Tickets are valid for travel only when used with all terms and conditions of sale.

Your ticket is valid only when:

Travel is to/from the cities on your ticket and in your trip record
You meet all the fare requirements

Fare requirements, like dates, special purpose or status, may include:

Dates of stay (a Saturday night, weekend, etc.)
Military status (to qualify for a military fare)
Official government business (to qualify for a government fare)
Attendance at an event (to qualify for a meeting or convention fare)

Your ticket is not valid when:

You don't meet the dates of stay, purpose or status requirements for the fare
We find that the ticket was bought using an exploitative practice

Exploiting fare rules

Reservations made to exploit or circumvent fare and ticket rules are strictly prohibited.

Examples include (but are not limited to):

Purchase a ticket without intending to fly all flights to gain lower fares (hidden cities)
Buy a ticket without intent to travel, including to gain access to our airport lounges or other facilities
Combine 2 or more roundtrip excursion fares end-to-end to circumvent minimum stay requirements (back-to-back ticketing)
Book a ticket in someone's name without the person's consent (which is illegal)
Hold reservations for reasons including securing upgrades, blocking seats or obtaining lower fares

If we find evidence that you or your agent are using an exploitive practice, we reserve the right to:

Cancel any unused part of the ticket
Refuse to let the passenger fly and check bags
Not refund an otherwise refundable ticket
Charge you for what the ticket would have cost if you hadn't booked it fraudulently.

Fare errors

If we sell a fare in error, we have the right to cancel the ticket. This includes fare errors, computer errors and third party errors (human or computer). We make every effort to prevent, detect and correct errors as soon as possible.

When we issue a mistaken fare, we'll void the ticket, give a full refund and notify you within:

72 hours after we learn of the mistaken fare
At least 24 hours before departure if you bought the ticket less than 72 hours before departure