Small business trip to New-York for which I didn’t think I’d have to reschedule the flights… But I’m going to do it on the outbound leg nonetheless, because of the many twists and turns that happened to me in the course of this trip.
Here’s the planned itinerary:
| # | Type | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lounge | American Airlines Admirals Club, Boston Logan (unreported) |
| 2 | Flight | American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – New-York JFK, Embraer 175 |
| 3 | Flight | Blade Helicopter, New-York JFK – Manhattan West 30th Street, Xcel Bell 407 |
| 4 | Hotel | The St. Regis New-York |
| 5 | Flight | Blade Helicopter, Manhattan West 30th Street – New-York JFK, Xcel Bell 407 |
| 6 | Lounge | British Airways & American Airlines Soho Lounge, New-York JFK (unreported) |
| 7 | Flight | American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – New-York JFK, Embraer 175 (unreported) |
Purchase, rebooking and ground experience
I was originally scheduled to leave for New York a week earlier. But on the day of departure, after passing through security and at the lounge, I received numerous notifications on my American Airlines app informing me of the delay and then cancellation of my flight. I was finally rebooked on another flight, which was also cancelled.
I decided to postpone my trip until the following week, and rebooked with the lounge agents before leaving the airport.
Boarding
Boarding started exactly on time, with handicapped passengers, military personnel on duty and zone 1, of which I was part of. So I was one of the first on board.
Cabin and welcome
The cabin is traditionally equipped in 1-2 on these regional aircraft in First class, and I was in the 4th and last row of this cabin, on the aisle side.
I didn’t really have a choice at the time of rebooking.
The welcome was non-existent, and I didn’t even get a reply to my hello.
I settled into my seat, 04D, and a welcome glass of water was brought to me. Boarding ended and we left the gate about 5 minutes ahead of schedule.
Unfortunately, due to landing restrictions in New York, we were parked for over 45 minutes off the runway before we were allowed to take off.
Service and catering
Service began about ten minutes after takeoff.
I was the last to be served, being in the last row, and had a Jack Daniels on the rocks. Triple, enough to get you drunk.
A basket of junk food made an appearance, and I grabbed some chips and pretzels.
Arrival and disembarkation
We arrived at the gate forty minutes behind schedule.
The jetbridge took a long time to dock.
Bottom line
A good flight, but unacceptable delays at JFK in good weather.
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