Slightly lower is an inaccurate description. For the benefit of anyone else reading, AA nonrevrs are sorted as follows

D1 (employee “vacation” pass)
D2 (standard employee)
D2R (retirees)
D2P (parents)
AAC (republic et al)
D3 ( buddy passes)
ZED

Each of the classes above is fully seated before the next gets anything. AAWO employees have d2 standard and an annual d1 allocation same as all mainline employees. It’s not an inconsequential difference.

the point about flexibility in an irrop is well taken. But, for me, the “value” in nonrev was long-haul premium family travel. To get 4 lay flat seats to paris or Buenos Aires… AA mainline benefits are the way to go



The 4th mainline carrier is who?