Tag: domestic first
American Airlines Domestic First, Dallas Fort Worth – San Antonio, Airbus A319: A Smile, Please?
For the second segment of my outbound journey to Texas, a very short flight to San Antonio awaited me.
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Boarding
I arrived at the gate from the Flagship Lounge about ten minutes before boarding was due to begin. Boarding started on...
American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Dallas Fort Worth, Airbus A321neo: Excellent
The first leg of this itinerary to San Antonio took me to Dallas Fort Worth, the airline’s main hub.
Check-in and ground experience
I checked in for my flight the day before departure through the American Airlines app. I immediately retrieved...
American Airlines Domestic First, Miami International – Boston Logan, Airbus A321neo: Heavily Delayed
Last leg of this itinerary from Costa Rica back to Boston, with this flight from Miami to the capital of Massachusetts.
Connection circuit
Fresh off my flight from San Jose, I headed through immigration via the Global Entry line, but this...
American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Miami International, Boeing 737 MAX 8: Pleasant but Nothing More
The first flight of this itinerary to Costa Rica, with an initial segment to Miami, freshly rebooked after the delay announced on my original flight.
Boarding
I arrived at the gate a few minutes before the scheduled start of boarding and...
American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Minneapolis St. Paul, Embraer 175: Average
The final segment of this itinerary to Minneapolis was a regional flight operated by an Embraer 175.
Boarding
I left the lounge 20 minutes before the scheduled boarding time and reached the gate about ten minutes before boarding began. It started...
American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Chicago O’Hare, Embraer 175: Solid, but lacking flair
It was now time to board the first flight of my itinerary to Minneapolis, namely a flight to Chicago O’Hare.
Boarding
Having left the lounge a little over ten minutes before boarding, I reached the gate a few minutes later and...
American Airlines Domestic First, Miami International – Boston Logan, Boeing 737-700: Pleasant Catering
The final flight of this Mexican itinerary was this return leg to Boston.
Boarding
I arrived at the gate when boarding for this 737 was already well underway. I boarded while Group 3 was already being called.
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Cabin and welcome
The First...
American Airlines Regional Business, Dallas Fort Worth – Monterrey, Embraer 175
After a reasonable connection in Dallas, it was time for the second segment of this itinerary to Mexico.
Connection and lounge
To reach Concourse B, from where my flight to Monterrey was departing, I had to take the airside shuttle and...
American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Dallas Fort Worth, Boeing 737-800: Solid but No Frills
First flight of this itinerary, with this segment to Dallas from my home base of Boston.
Boarding
I arrived at the gate a few moments before the scheduled boarding time, and boarding began right on time with ConciergeKey passengers first, followed...