Prologue:
Welcome to this short one day trip to LAX. I had a $70 credit on AA that had to be used by the end of last month so I decided to go someplace near and quick so LAX fit the criteria.Originally I was booked on a 10:00A flight but since I woke up earlier I just headed to the airport and tried to standby for the 7:30A flight. Lately AA has cut a lot of routes out of SFO and it felt like the company has given up on this market. SFO-LAX used to be operated by mainline AA and Skywest but now it has been reduced to only Skywest flights doing 3 flights per day. I remember when LAX was a focused city for AA on the West Coast with flights to LHR and NRT with plenty of frequency between SFO-LAX for flyers to connect there.
T1 @ SFO. The AF lounge was still closed so I went straight to the AA gates.
The terminal is modern and spacious. Just the right size for AA ops.
My plane at the gate.
I inquired about a standby for this flight and the agent placed me on the list.
After boarding commenced I approached the gate to inquire and was issued my boarding pass. To my surprise I was assigned an extra legroom seat in the front and I don't have status with AA or Oneworld.
FA greeted pax as they boarded and here's a view of the cabin.
My window seat. At the least minute a big guy sat next to me. :(
Pocket contents.
View from my seat.
Take off.
Service was quick and friendly. I had a cup of hot tea.
Enjoying my drink with a view.
Landing in LAX is always exciting with fabulous views.
On the way to the gate we passed by these 2 birds.
It would be interesting to try LY in the future.
QF has a maintenance base at LAX.
We are at the remote terminal for American Eagle flights where we have to take a bus to get to the main terminal.
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The carrier I want to try aside from LY is Jet Blue and their mint product.
Thanks my friend for this short hop.
Some very nice pictures . Thanks.
Amigo,
Thanks for this trip report, happy to read you Panda on your way to my city.
Merci Adan, glad to read you!
Hi Adan!
Nice flight and great view onboard this short flight.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Take care my friend
Great review Panda
A nice report a regular flight
Ouaf !
Woof JetSet' !
Thanks for the pool;)
Interesting and beautiful report as usual my friend.
U were lucky with this last minute window seat. I love the view on LAX:))
Thanks for sharing Panda.
Thank you everyone for your comments and kind words.
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