quick turn in louisiana
This was a quick work trip I took back in December 2022. I usually don't do flight reports of work trips because I am both working at the airport and most the flight, but I thought it'd be interesting to review AA's domestic first class product since I am usually on United.
Flight routing
- 1AA5352 - Domestic First - Washington → New Orleans - CRJ900
- 2AA607 - Domestic First - New Orleans → Charlotte - Airbus A321
- 3AA1865 - Economy - Charlotte → Washington - Airbus A319
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I came straight from working at the office to the airport, so no time to waste. I would be flying on N577NN today, a 7-years old CRJ-900LR.
Boarding began at 2:30pm.
AA's regional carriers, like its competitors, have a 1-2 configuration in first class on these regional jets.
These seats are similar to the ones United has on its regional jets, but I think AA's seats appear marginally newer and a bit sleeker?
Plenty of leg room for an average guy like me and I like the larger mini-tray for drinks.
We pushed back at 3pm ET and took off at 3:23pm. Service began 12 minutes after takeoff with drink orders. I asked for sparkling wine (since I assumed it wasn't actually champagne onboard), but I think the FA misheard me and served me both still and sparkling water.
There was a choice of a protein or veggie box for the main . . . I was not expecting a worse catering situation than on United.
This sandwich was honestly disgusting. I took a bite, waited a bit, and then tried a second bite before giving up.
I asked for some wine to wash it down (this time I said champagne to avoid any confusion). Overall, she was very friendly and proactive about refills. After she collected the lunch boxes, she offered us snacks from a basket (I opted for a bag of chips, not pictured).
I didn't measure things, but are the lavatory on the CRJ-900 marginally larger than the ones on ERJ-175s? I kind of felt that way, but otherwise, this was a fairly standard regional jet lavatory.
It was a fairly uneventful flight, though when I tried to check the in-flight streaming service on my phone, I couldn't get anything to play after the ads. So all I could do was watch the same Marriott ad over and over again. Talk about being Bonvoy'ed.
We landed at 4:50pm and was at the gate a few minutes later.
Hi YgeorgeW!
This one was totally worth it!
Surprise, surprise!! lol
I thought my standards were low, but AA is giving me a run for my money!
It's much the same boxed meal I got on AR's Y some years ago!
Luckily the gorgeous views like that in the last picture made up for the lack of entertainment. And the seats and legroom look more... F-ish.
Thank you very much for sharing!
Thanks for reading Pilpintu!
Don't worry, it gets worse the next flight, haha.
Thanks YgeorgeW for that report. Always interested in the US domestic flights as still trying to find the worst airline :)))
Looks like you hit one of the best - just afraid that other reviews won't be better though... Future will tell.
Hope you liked it in NOLA. Looking forward to reading the return leg.
Thanks for reading Airberlin! I would definitely not call AA one of the best airlines in the US. If anything, I'd rank the third among the big three, behind Delta and United.