Review of American Airlines flight Chicago → Dallas/Fort Worth in Domestic First

Conclusion

Comfort was decent as expected.

Service was polite and carried out efficiently.

The salad was fine and I enjoyed it but it could be improved with a selection of warm breads.

We left a few minutes late and arrived early.

8 Comments

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  Aubin 231 Comments 2014-09-13 12:17:13

  Thank you! Nice catering. 2014-09-13 12:17:13

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  jetsetpanda AUTHOR 2283 Comments 2014-09-14 05:40:55

  Thank you for your comment. 2014-09-14 05:40:55

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  Esteban GOLD 19972 Comments 2014-09-13 12:30:14

  Thank you for this report, the cabin looks very outdated. Catering is ok though. 2014-09-13 12:30:14

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  jetsetpanda AUTHOR 2283 Comments 2014-09-14 05:47:56

  It's time to refresh the cabin seats. I'm surprised AA did not use the merger as an excuse to introduce an updated cabin with the new logo.
  
  From some reports that I have read, it seems that catering has gone downhill since the new integration.
  
  Thanks. 2014-09-14 05:47:56

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  lagentsecret 12184 Comments 2014-09-14 02:00:21

  Thanks for sharing this FR
  
  Beautiful pictures as usual even if recently a lot of FRs in french are raising the bar very high
  
  Comprehensive visits of ORD UA Clubs.
  
  UA clubs are beyond the space-time ;)
  
  I remember this UA Club and its carrots : it was few years ago, no few centuries ago, no I can't remember exactly
  
  The wine selection is not really attractive
  
  Old cabin and old seat : at least it seems that you didn't have a neighbour
  
  I would prefer a burger any day instead of this salad (where is the olive oil ?) and this cold beef
  
  Great pictures of DFW before landing and the S80's take-off 2014-09-14 02:00:21

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  jetsetpanda AUTHOR 2283 Comments 2014-09-14 06:27:10

  Beautiful pictures as usual even if recently a lot of FRs in french are raising the bar very high
  - Your compliments are always appreciated. It's great that we have so many talented reporters here at FR and to be with such illustrious company encourages me to try harder. ;)
  
  UA clubs are beyond the space-time ;)
  - Some things are classy and stand the test of time. :P
  
  I remember this UA Club and its carrots : it was few years ago, no few centuries ago, no I can't remember exactly
  - At least you have good vision from eating all those carrots.
  
  The wine selection is not really attractive
  - well, it's free.
  
  Old cabin and old seat : at least it seems that you didn't have a neighbour
  I had a chatty college student as a neighbor who kept asking me about mergers when I started reading the Financial Times.
  
  I would prefer a burger any day instead of this salad (where is the olive oil ?) and this cold beef
  - I agree with you, but a burger would have been lunch, this was a snack flight and they were supposed to serve something light. Perhaps olive oil would have been more expensive than the industrial salad dressing.
  
  Great pictures of DFW before landing and the S80's take-off
  - Capturing a plane taking off so close while you are on the runway is a rare treat.
  
  Thank you. 2014-09-14 06:27:10

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  marathon GOLD 10139 Comments 2014-09-14 02:43:31

  Nice pictures indeed ! They help me getting used to the new AA livery.
  I wonder if the lounge by gate B18 has any interesting view ? It seems to have a lot of natural lighting.
  The yellow parts of the German and Belgian flags look curiously faded, unlike that of the Spanish flag. (We'll know next week if the Union Jack is to become a thing of the past).
  I imagine you could get lost in these neighborhoods of endlessly identical houses.
  Thanks for sharing ! 2014-09-14 02:43:31

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  jetsetpanda AUTHOR 2283 Comments 2014-09-14 06:37:53

  I did not try to take a look outside from that lounge, but it seems that the view might not be that great if UA installed blinders. Remember that this lounge is located downstairs, so perhaps the view is of the ramp and plane spotting is not optimal.
  
  Hopefully the Union Jack will be on BA's tails regardless of the outcome. It's a distinctive trademark of their brand.
  
  I personally don't like cookie cutter houses and prefer neighborhoods with more individuality.
  
  Thanks for stopping. 2014-09-14 06:37:53