Anyone got recent experience of flying American Airlines?

[Echo18]

Thanks everyone - overall, people's comments are pretty reassuring. It sounds like they aren't that dissimilar to other carriers. As long as we can choose seats, we get fed and watered, and the in flight entertainment is decent we're pretty easy going.

[Echo18]

Originally Posted by Disneysocks

Flew AA LHR to Dallas in July, then returned Chicago to LHR. Economy seats comfortable enough. IFE has great choice. Staff we’re round 5 times offering drinks and more were available anytime on request. Food we thought was pretty good for airline food. If I could figure out how to put on photos of the food I would 😉

We were happy with the flight but unfortunately the only small down side was the flight home was delayed and as with any non EU regulated airline we were not entitled to EU compensation.

We found a great deal with Lufthansa who use Delta as a codeshare for our outbound flight next year so for the right price, it definitely hasn’t put me off booking a non EU flight.

I would fly with AA again with no hesitation if the price was right.

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Will the EU regs apply anymore if we leave on 31 October with no deal? We've just travelled with Delta and liked them. I had to say no to drinks to the end as they seemed to come round every half an hour on the outbound flight. Atlanta is also a great hub if flying south as the second flight to Florida was so short.

[GALE88]

We just did a short flight with AA - TPA to MIA so probably not really comparable to a long haul but it was fine. We booked with BA and the rest of our journey was with them. AA allocated seats for us straight away, all sat together. The BA legs we had to pay for seat selection.

[lme30005]

Can't remember if main cabin seats were free as we booked main cabin extra straightaway which we had to pay a little extra for - nowhere near as much as BA charge though!

[sully301]

We flew to New York with them last December. If you can get main cabin extra for a good price I would do that. The seats we had were like premium seats with BA. Food is grim but so is most airline food!

[justus2again]

We flew with AA this year booked through BA really enjoyed the AA flights the only flight we had bad was the BA flight from heathrow to manchester the other 3 legs were with AA crew were happy food good and leg room good for economy BA was the only flight that had a change of time and crew that were miserable

[Disneyleo]

Not long haul but we had no complaints flying with them from Orlando up to jfk.

[Disneysocks]

Originally Posted by Echo18

Will the EU regs apply anymore if we leave on 31 October with no deal? We've just travelled with Delta and liked them. I had to say no to drinks to the end as they seemed to come round every half an hour on the outbound flight. Atlanta is also a great hub if flying south as the second flight to Florida was so short.

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EU regs should still apply according to some websites. The following was taken from the air help site.

Your air passenger rights will not be affected by Brexit in the immediate future. Back in June 2018 the UK passed the EU Withdrawal Bill. This copied much EU legislation into UK law, including the current EU laws on air passenger rights.

That means that passengers whose flights are cancelled, delayed or overbooked would be entitled to the same compensation and assistance as they would when the UK was within the EU.

Similarly, passengers with reduced mobility will be entitled to the same assistance from airports and airlines.

Once the UK leaves the EU, updates that the EU make to the regulations will no longer apply to the UK, unless the UK makes the decision to copy them. The UK may also decide to review the laws and make their own changes.

[FloridaFi]

My DS, girlfriend and friend flew back AA today. Mco Charlotte, LHR they said the leg to Charlotte was fine albeit a very old plane that seemed quite roomy. The second leg was awful, food was dreadful, very cramped and a teenager sat behind who kept poking her in the back with the entertainment screen.

[duchy]

Originally Posted by Warkman58

Strange that I rate AA above both Virgin and BA

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I do too