American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Indianapolis, Boeing 737-800: Strangely empty

After a solid half-hour at the Flagship First lounge, we proceeded to the gate a few minutes before the scheduled boarding time.

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Boarding

Boarding began on schedule with the American Airlines Key Concierge passenger call, then Group 1 passengers were invited to board, and my wife and I made our way to the jetbrige.

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We were amongst the first passengers on board.

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Cabin and welcome

The welcome is courteous, and we entered the classic American Airlines Domestic First medium-haul cabin, organized in a 2-2 layout and equipped with the airline’s new seats.

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Just after we settled in, the cabin attendant offered us a welcome drink, a Full Bar, and I choose a Diet Coke, which was promptly served.

Boarding ended quickly, and we left our parking spot about 5 minutes before our scheduled departure time.

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Orders were taken during our taxi time considering the short duration of our flight.

For the first time in a long time, I noticed that the First cabin was 50% full and the Economy cabin barely 15%.

Service and catering

Service began 5 minutes after reaching cruising altitude.

The Jack Daniels ordered before departure arrived promptly, unfortunately without a snack.

The flight ended without a hitch

Arrival and disembarkation

We arrived at the gate 10 minutes ahead of schedule and were among the first to disembark in the terminal.

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Perfect, since we only had a 31-minute connection in Indianapolis, which was a little short for us to get through with our luggage.

Bottom line

An uneventful flight, with very good service, no doubt due to the low number of passengers on this flight.

Itinerary

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#TypePost
1DiaryPlanning summer vacation 2023 in the USA
2HotelFairfield Inn by Marriott, North Conway (New-Hampshire)
3HotelAC Hotel by Marriott, Portland (Maine)
4FlightParis-Copenhaguen – SAS – SAS plus
5LoungeSAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen
6FlightCopenhagen-Gothenburg – SAS – SAS Plus
7HotelAvalon Hotel – Gothenburg
8RestaurantCarbon, Gothenburg
9LoungeSAS Lounge – Gothenburg
10FlightGothenburg-Copenhagen – SAS – SAS plus
11LoungeAmerican Airlines Admirals Club lounge, Boston Logan
12FlightBoston – Chicago O’Hare – American Airlines – Domestic First
13LoungeEventyr lounge, Copenhagen
14FlightCopenhagen-Chicago – SAS (operated par Hifly) – Business Class
15HotelThe St. Regis, Chicago
16HotelW Chicago Lakeshore
17RestaurantSignature Room at the John Hancock Center, Chicago
18RestaurantThe Purple Pig, Chicago
19RestaurantObelix, Chicago
20RestaurantCabra, Chicago
21RestaurantMiru, Chicago
22DiaryVisiting Chicago
23LoungeAmerican Airlines Flagship Lounge, Chicago O’Hare
24FlightChicago O’Hare – Indianapolis – American Airlines Domestic First
25FlightIndianapolis – Boston – American Airlines Domestic First
26LoungeSAS Lounge – Chicago O’Hare
27FlightChicago O’Hare-Stockholm – SAS – Business Class
28LoungeSAS Gold Lounge, Stockholm
29FlightStockholm-Gothenburg – SAS – SAS Plus
30HotelScandic Rubinen – Gothenburg
31RestaurantProject, Gothenburg
32FlightGothenburg-Copenhagen – SAS – SAS Plus
33FlightCopenhagen-Paris – SAS (Operated by Jet Time) – SAS Plus
34DiaryDebriefing summer vacations in the USA
Today’s itinerary

American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare - Indianapolis, Boeing 737-800 : Étrangement vide

Siège et cabine
Catering
Service
Ponctualité
Rapport Expérience / Prix

Très bien

Un vol sans histoire, avec un très bon service, sans doute dû à la faible affluence pour ce vol.

Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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