American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare - Charlotte, Boeing 737-800 : Basic

As I leave the Flagship lounge about 10 minutes before boarding, I get a notification on my way that my flight to Charlotte has begun boarding. Perfect!

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Back to school trips to Paris and the United States
2	Lounge	Club Aspire Lounge, London Heathrow T3
3	Flight	Air France Business, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle
4	Hotel	Intercontinental Paris Champs-Elysées
5	Lounge	Air France Business Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2E-K
6	Flight	Air France Business, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow
7	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow T5
8	Flight	British Airways First, London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare, Airbus A380-800
9	Hotel	Kimpton Grey Chicago
10	Hotel	Kimpton Monaco Chicago
11	Hotel	Intercontinental Chicago
12	Lounge	American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Chicago O’Hare T3
13	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Charlotte, Boeing 737-800
14	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Charlotte Concourse C
15	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Charlotte – New-York La Guardia, Boeing 737-800
16	Hotel	Kimpton Muse, New-York
17	Hotel	Intercontinental New-York Times Square
18	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, New-York JFK T7
19	Flight	British Airways First Suite, New-York JFK – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-300ER

Today’s itinerary

Boarding

Boarding begins 35 minutes before departure time, ahead of schedule. When I arrive, all the First class passengers have already boarded and group 1 begins its boarding.

I go directly to the jetway.

Cabin and welcome

The cabin is new on American Airlines’ 737-800s, which have all been renovated.

In Domestic First, they are comfortable leather recliners, perfect for a 2h15 block flight.

After settling in, the flight attendant takes the order for the welcome drinks. I’ll choose a coffee, but since it’s not ready, I’ll fall back on plain water.

Service and catering

The service starts about 15 minutes after the light seatbelt sign is turned off.

Drink orders are taken and I will have a coffee with Bailey’s which I particularly like.

A basket of junk food (not so junk) is brought in and I’ll have a seedless granola…

The flight attendant will offer me a refill of Bailey’s coffee which I will gladly take.

Arrival and disembarkation

The arrival is very very slow because of the bad weather at the airport. We will arrive at the gate on time and I will be quickly on my way to the lounge.