You Trip Report

	DATE	FLIGHT NUMBER	SEAT	AIRCRAFT
10 Sep 22	AA 6310	10D	175
CLASS	VIEWS	LANGUAGE	AUTHOR
Economy	45948	English	jetsetpanda

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.

========== San Francisco Intl Arpt (SFO) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 9/10

Access and parking: 10/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

========== American Airlines - Airline ==========

Cabine comfort: 8/10

Crew: 9/10

Entertainment: /10

On-time performance: 10/10

Appetizer: 0/10

Starter: 0/10

Main Meal: 0/10

Main Meal-2: 0/10

Cheese: 0/10

Desserts: 0/10

Alcohols: 0/10

Mid-flight snack: 8/10

Breakfast or light meal before arrival: 0/10

========== Los Angeles Intl Arpt (LAX) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 9/10

Access and parking: 8/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

Summary:

A solid experience with a friendly crew on today's flight. This is a very short flight that sometimes clock 1 hr or less. The best part are the views upon descent at either LAX or SFO so grab a window seat.

9 Comments

Thomas — Oct 06,2022

The carrier I want to try aside from LY is Jet Blue and their mint product.

Thanks my friend for this short hop.
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saraoutou — Oct 06,2022

Some very nice pictures . Thanks.
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Casper — Oct 06,2022

Amigo,
Thanks for this trip report, happy to read you Panda on your way to my city.
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Emile — Oct 06,2022

Merci Adan, glad to read you!
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Capoune — Oct 07,2022

Hi Adan!

Nice flight and great view onboard this short flight.
Thank you for sharing with us.

Take care my friend
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AAFlyer — Oct 08,2022

Great review Panda
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Bibopaul — Oct 08,2022

A nice report a regular flight
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Vendredi13 — Oct 09,2022

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.
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jetsetpanda — Oct 13,2022

Thank you everyone for your comments and kind words.
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