Most airlines, including AA I believe, require that at least ten people in your group travel from the same city on the same date and flight in order for any group discount to kick in. For larger groups (were talking conventions here - much larger numbers) they may pre-negotiate a set fare for people to travel from multiple cities to the same destination. I'm sure you have a lovely family so please don't take my statement as derogatory but even counting your brother's family your group only totals 15 and to most airlines that's a small kettle of fish. If a group discount had even applied I doubt it would have been very much.
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