Upon boarding we took our seats in row 15, the last row in business class.
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What a nice review. I wonder why...also, and completely unrelated, no mention of who paid for your flight.
They also need top spruce up their menu, and offer something beyond salmon or shrimp for an appetizer. Or at least an alternative. If I was a FF, I'd get rather sick of it...
Love how yogurt and cereal are entrees. Must be a Flagship thing...
@ George the Travel Monkey -- I paid for my flight, as described in the introduction. And did you actually read what I wrote? Sheesh...
@ George the Travel Monkey
Nice? If anything, this review shows how mediocre AA is overall. Boring menu, lackluster service, and a outdated worse-than-everyone-else seat. Were we reading the same report?
@GeorgeTheTravelMonkey - If you're going to be an idiot, do it somewhere else.
@1K I too was not straight about this being the leg that AA invited Lucky as a guest, or not. I personally lost track that Lucky had done two JFK - LHR segments in recent time. I would have scanned the intro again at a later date to make sure.
How was Fastrack immigration? When I went through (term 4) a few weeks ago, I waited 30 minutes -- then gave up and went through the regular line - and was finished five minutes later. The people who stayed in Fastrack had barely moved.
@ wxguy -- It was just as long as the regular line, as usual. They really don't allocate enough counters to Fast Track.
It sounds like you ended up with the same FA as I did for breakfast service...
@johnbom - It's clear enough when you consider that the American Airlines comped flight is specifically to show off the new Business class and plane, and that this is very clearly the old business class. Honestly, how do people complain about clarity when they don't bother to read any of the clear information given to you.
What's wrong with NYC base AA F/A? I always have good experiences with them. The last time on MXP flight, they came to me first to ask for the choice of meals (as EXP) and addressed me by last name almost all the time (very difficult to pronounce) and more attentive than some SQ F or LH F flights I had. The service was up and down flight by flight... but I never feel that JFK base is any better/worse than other bases.
Did you really say this?
ventually I asked if I could have breakfast, and she responded with “but you said you didn’t want breakfast earlier.” No, I said I didn’t want to be woken for breakfast. I guess next time I’ll clarify with “no, I wouldn’t like to be woken for breakfast, but I would like to reserve the right to have breakfast if I’m awake.”
Geesh- wonder what you'll be like in 5 or 10 years.
Lucky, really...are you telling me you are absolutely clear with every disclosure. Last time you wrote you were "invited". Not exactly informative. This time no mention. Tell me how am I meant to know this was a PAID trip and the other one was INVITED. Also, according to you there's no difference.
George - if you read his reports closely (as most of us do), you know Lucky is ABSOLUTELY clear when he is comped (like his Mendoza trip). On basic trips like this TR, it's pretty clear it's on his own dime.
Enough of the witch-hunting.
It's not witch hunting. I like the trip reports but I think it's important to know whether a review is sponsored or not. It's affects his judgement (in my judgement). And frankly I don't want to read all 13 parts (again 13!) to understand whether he's been paid to read nice stuff or if its his actual opinion. I've made my point now so I won't post any more comments as clearly his readers are of a different opinion. I just wish in the future there is a clear disclosure on ALL posts whether the trip was sponsored or not.
Lucky details every "spend" of his trip in every introduction...too bad thats not good enough for you....but in all honesty i haven't found his reviews and its tones to be any different between the paid and comped(very few at that) trips anyways. Just my opinion.
@ Brian -- No, I didn't say that, but I feel like it's the only thing I could've said to make her understand that there's a difference between not wanting to be woken for breakfast and still wanting breakfast if I'm awake.
@ George the travel monkey -- If I'm reviewing a trip that was comped I will disclose it at the very top of the review. I'm not sure why I'd disclose when I wasn't comped a trip, since that's 99%+ of my travels, and what I paid is clearly disclosed in the introduction.
Even better would be to put in the price paid for the trip each time as a reference point........
I think it would be better to say in a situation like the one Lucky experienced with the breakfast would be "No thanks, I'll wake myself up for breakfast".
Honestly Ben, I have never seen ANYONE paddling about in their pj's...is it more common than I think? Since you often rate (and collect)the jammies, I think it's only fair that you snap some runway pix? 🙂
@ STARFLEET -- LOL, just not in business class, or also not in first class? I'd say almost everyone in first class changes when they're offered. Admittedly it's a bit rarer in business class to bring your own PJs, but I do find a good number of passengers change into something more comfortable, usually sweats and a t-shirt.
To be fair, my comment (and experience) refers mostly to business, so maybe it's a 1% difference!
Another nice review and thanks. The FA exchange over breakfast is +/- typical of AA crews (JFK-Based). While on the snippy side, at least she fed you. Must agree that their 752 hard is old and stale, especially for a Transatlantic service. The competition is hefty on this route and a given airline shoots for price or service. Clearly, AA in in the price game, at least for now. And yup, that's the same B752 that had to stop for fuel on Westbound legs during some winter weather events. ETOPS-qual'd or not, that airplane does not belong on that route.
Lucky, if you could post the credit card with which you made the payment for the trip, in addition to the cost, whether it was comped, and the other information people are asking for, then everyone might be satisfied.
From everything I've seen, you are very trustworthy.
@ Dave D -- I shared all that information in the introduction of the trip report.
@ lucky: Yes, I was being facetious, which I know does not come off clearly in comments. I feel you've done a great, very clear job of announcing potential biases. In fact, in other trips that have had portions paid by the company, your announcements are really a model for others. Thanks for that.
@ Dave D -- Whoops, I'm sorry! Responded after not sleeping for nearly two days, so I blame that. Well that and the fact that some people actually do think that way. :p
Thanks for reading and sorry again!