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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 12:47 PM
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TexDawg
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Having flown just about every carrier out there over the past 40 years, I can say I have had at least one major issue with all of them at one time.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: RedRanger]
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07/20/21 01:38 PM
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DI
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Only a carry on for a trip to Asia? Last year before the pandemic set in, normal times. I boarded AA at DFW for a flight from Dallas to Hong Kong onto Philippine.
Sit on the plane about 2 hours while they fixed some issue with the drinking water, after 2 hours they said to deplane we would catch another plane a few hours later around 1pm. No biggie got off grab some lunch and waited at the new terminal. 1pm comes and we are not loading all of the sudden announcement is they can't find a pilot so the flight is cancelled. Go to front desk and make new flight plans.
Thankfully I only had carry on and didn't have to get my luggage, so I was ahead of most people making new flight plans. I was able to jump on plane to London, and then change planes there and hop on a plane to Hong Kong and then onto Manila. When I left I went Manila, Japan onto DFW. I was able to fly around the world on that trip.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 01:44 PM
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lakeforkfisherman
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To be clear- I have been a devout AA customer for decades; Admiral’s Club Member; Platinum status; and a shareholder. I have always preferred AA. My biggest beef with them right now is-
They didn’t prepare to resume business post-pandemic like they should have. Their planes are old and frequently have “mechanical problems.” They OFTEN overbook (most airlines do this). I read somewhere that they didn’t maintain pilot re-certs throughout the pandemic, thus causing a bottleneck now.
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 01:50 PM
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WAWI
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We got stuck on the plane a few years back cause the latch broke on overhead bin. After an hour of trying to fix it a true genius from maintenance stepped in and duct taped it shut. Everyone clapped and we took off. I hope that guy got a good raise and promotion.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: WAWI]
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07/20/21 01:54 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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We got stuck on the plane a few years back cause the latch broke on overhead bin. After an hour of trying to fix it a true genius from maintenance stepped in and duct taped it shut. Everyone clapped and we took off. I hope that guy got a good raise and promotion. Real American Hero
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 02:04 PM
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forkduc
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All airlines have issues occasionally!
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 02:05 PM
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skeeter175
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At my employer here at Love field,management has offered all overtime at double time pay,in an effort to get enough manpower to handle the heavy work load,they were caught by surprise with the number of people flying post pandemic. Even with the double pay overtime being offered,they are still way under staffed both,on the ground,and inflight.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: DI]
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07/20/21 02:07 PM
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RedRanger
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Only a carry on for a trip to Asia? Carry on only, one carry on bag and as back pack. 30 day trip to Philippines where its tropical weather. All I need is shorts, wife beaters, T shirts and underwear. I go to pharmacy when I arrive and buy soap, deoderant, toothpaste, etc. I take my clothes to a Laundry Shop where they wash, dry and fold same day for $1 per 2 lbs. I go about once a week.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: DI]
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07/20/21 02:36 PM
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RayBob
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Only a carry on for a trip to Asia? Last year before the pandemic set in, normal times. I boarded AA at DFW for a flight from Dallas to Hong Kong onto Philippine.
Sit on the plane about 2 hours while they fixed some issue with the drinking water, after 2 hours they said to deplane we would catch another plane a few hours later around 1pm. No biggie got off grab some lunch and waited at the new terminal. 1pm comes and we are not loading all of the sudden announcement is they can't find a pilot so the flight is cancelled. Go to front desk and make new flight plans.
Thankfully I only had carry on and didn't have to get my luggage, so I was ahead of most people making new flight plans. I was able to jump on plane to London, and then change planes there and hop on a plane to Hong Kong and then onto Manila. When I left I went Manila, Japan onto DFW. I was able to fly around the world on that trip. Clothes other than shorts, undies, and a t-shirt are optional in the Philippines. That, a bar of soap, and a toothbrush is all one needs.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 03:13 PM
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Okie Poke
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I avoid American Airlines and all other carriers at DFW airport like the plague. If Southwest doesn't fly there, I'm not going.
😎 Dallas Cowboys....eventual Superbowl Champions 😎
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: RedRanger]
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07/20/21 03:22 PM
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Mudman63
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Only a carry on for a trip to Asia? Carry on only, one carry on bag and as back pack. 30 day trip to Philippines where its tropical weather. All I need is shorts, wife beaters, T shirts and underwear. I go to pharmacy when I arrive and buy soap, deoderant, toothpaste, etc. I take my clothes to a Laundry Shop where they wash, dry and fold same day for $1 per 2 lbs. I go about once a week. I do this for business travel, no need to carry anything in excess. Wrinkles in starched business clothes can be removed by hanging in the hotel bathroom while the hot water shower is run for about 5-10 minutes.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 03:46 PM
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Canino
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I know there are going to be occasional problems, but what gets me is that the gate agents lie about those problems. AA gate agents are the biggest liars in the industry.
I had a flight a couple of years ago where we weren't boarding on time, and I heard the gate agent tell people 4 different stories. Weather at the destination. Waiting on an inbound flight with lots of connections. Waiting on baggage handlers to pull a passenger's luggage off. They even announced that they were waiting for it to cool off because it was somehow illegal for them to board the plane above a certain temperature (it was about 80 degrees in Florida and a couple of hours after sunset - it wasn't going to get any cooler).
I could see on my phone there was no weather at the destination. There were no additional passengers who showed up at the gate late. The baggage crew was gone. But I could clearly see a team of mechanics running around out there, and I overheard the flight attendants talking about the APU (auxiliary power unit) being down again. That had been the problem the whole time, but they told people pretty much everything other than that it was a mechanical issue.
They couldn't fix it after an hour, so we all boarded the plane that was at the same temperature it had been before, got a push-back, and took off without a working APU.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 04:41 PM
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BThomas
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As a million miler on AA and UA. I prefer to fly Southwest. Extremely polite and professional.
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Re: Terrible day - Thank you American Airlines
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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07/20/21 05:20 PM
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Jeff Schiller
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It's all airlines.
Flight from Newark to DFW on United. Storm brewing over DFW and not enough fuel to circle. They diverted us to Amarillo where they said we'd gas and go. About the time the wheels touch down in Amarillo, they announce the flight crew is over their hours and we'd have to get another crew. De-planed and waited a couple hours for a new crew. They gave us meal vouchers..which was cool. For the one restaurant in that podunk airport. Thought about renting a car and driving from Amarillo to Dallas. But there wasn't a car rental facility. lol
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