American Airlines is a poop show right now!

[TCB]

Aside from the airline issues, how are the airports themselves? Flying out Saturday for vacation, do we need to allow more than 90 minutes to get through TSA?

[muzzlebrake]

The problems with American starts and stops with DUI Doug Parker, the CEO who can't even get a drivers license because of his many DUI arrests. I happen to live with someone who works there for the last 27 years so I get the inside skinny. Seems management has reduced gate crews down to 3 man crews to work a full flight. Imagine 3 people unloading and loading baggage off of a heavy in 30 minutes when it's 130 degrees out on the ramp. Pilot shortage is NOT the problem. The problem is everywhere. AA has changed their story on this delay problem 3 times in the last week. AA has way more chiefs than they have indians.

[Chief Big Toe]

Just as long as they got there caca, together by Aug 14, in time to fly to Cancun.....

[quackerback]

Aside from the airline issues, how are the airports themselves? Flying out Saturday for vacation, do we need to allow more than 90 minutes to get through TSA?

We had a group of 16 DFW there were 2 that got extra screened and 4 bags that got checked. Flying out of keywest I did not even have to go thru the scanner. We had no problem with security there

[Jmh05]

They totally scrambled our flights to Oshkosh. We got it sorted out but took a week.

[Quackerbox]

Southwest kept changing our flights. We ended up with ****ty flight times and an extra stop on our last trip. They should compensate you for changing flights on you.

That sucks. My wife and will fly to ohio in 2 weeks on vouchers from a canceled united flight. It will be our second free flight due to issues. At this rate I dont have a problem. Between the vouchers and travel insurance Ive made out like a bandit!!!

Crafted and took a 6 billion dollar covid welfare bailout.

CEO was able to pay himself 10 million dollars.
Laid off, retired or furloughed 30,000 employees.

Blames labor shortages for failing its customers and creating supply issues.

Big wigs gonna get theirs no matter what!!

[Slew]

You should thank em for canceling your flight to Baltimore! That place is a dump!

[simek]

I flew AA today no problem.

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[Abu_dude]

I fly thru American about once a month for business. Just did 2 back to back trips a week apart to Louisville and then Cincinnati with 0 issues on each. The airports are definitely getting more packing with every flight ive taken. Very rarely is a plane not full with 5 or so standby passengers waiting. its gonna get worse before it gets better.

[spread5150]

I went to deal with them today for a LEO issue. It was horrible. Rather protect a criminal than help out. They wouldn’t even speak to me. I used my miles on my card. Canceling. Won’t use again.

[W-O]

A couple of weeks ago I flew from Austin to Orlando. We were supposed to leave at 10:55 AM but our flight was delayed because the plane was held up in Dallas due to weather. That is understandable but over time it became less understandable. The text messages and the information board at the gate never matched and kept changing back and forth with us being moved to another gate for a short time according to the text message. They finally brought in a "rescue" crew which brought cheers from the crowd. We still didn't board the plane for another hour. When we did board the plane they told us they were now waiting on maintenance because the hydraulic system had too much hydraulic fluid in it. We waited an hour for someone to bring a wrench and drain off some hydraulic fluid with no air conditioner. We finally taxied out to the start of the runway to sit there about 30 minutes watching other planes take off. On the way out to the runway I swear I could hear the ends of two metal ends rubbing against each other.
The excuse for this delay was they were "waiting for an updated passenger list from the tower". We finally lifted off just before 5:00 PM. It would have taken me 16 hours to drive to Orlando and it took me 14.5 hours to fly counting travel at each end. I have to go to Milwaukee in September and I think I will drive. I will probably fly Bubba Air before AA again.

[Barrett]

And for the icing on top, Southwest and one other airline have postponed alcohol sales because they think that is the culprit in all the crazy situations in the sky of late. I ssay give em more!

[CDF]

I ditched AA for southwest year s ago. They all have their problems now but I don’t have to deal with rude agents ,flight attendants , and outrageous fees now.

[Mission408]

Hope you get it all sorted out. I am driving cross country leaving at 6pm tonight because my last 4 flights have all had major delays and cancelations. At this point I would rather drive cross country than be stuck 1 more time in an airport with small tired kids.

[Graysonhogs]

I’d replace “American Airlines” with “Society”.


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