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FXLAX
He didn’t really define what “best” or “commuter friendly” means to him. Those things are subjective. For some, it may mean that you are not in jeopardy of discipline. To others it means easy of use. And to some, it means costs.
If what people wrote is correct, AA’s commuter policy is better than DAL. You only need one flight (can be offline) as opposed to two. And if you rather just be there instead, just give yourself two flights like DAL. So at AA, you only need one but can obviously give yourself more chances if you rather just get there. The option of just using one flight and still being protected is not available at DL. To me it’s a no brainer, but maybe that is just me. I came from a regional that had a better commuter policy than any airline I’ve heard of so maybe I’m just picky?
He did define what best or commuter friendly mean to him:
Ability to reserve the jumpseat(s)
Positive space options
Commuter hotel options
Full reimbursement of airport parking fees
That’s why I posted.
To your second point, yes AA has a good policy in terms of not getting in trouble, but Delta has access to cabin jumpseats, and the company will positive space you in more cases than AA.