We have just released our brand new review of American Airlines economy here in 2024, same plane, same product different route and also a completely different experience 😳 Check it out now here - ruclips.net/video/PFs3onxcABQ/видео.html
we just travelled with AA a couple of weeks ago, JFK to MIA, in business class (or first class they call it) large comfortable seats at the front of the cabin (around 4 or 5 rows I think) 2 seats each side, decent recline, foot rests and food and drink included. Was very comfortable for the 3 hour flight.
Yeah that’s normally the case but if I’m honest, for economy, the food was decent enough. Never expect too much of it, especially from US carriers. Thanks for watching!
Usual bad London Weather? London has around 600 to 700 mm of rain a year. Try living in Bergen Norway, we have sometimes almost 3000 mm of rain a year.
@@aimeeandleetravel Looking forward to the big bird coming back. Btw I meant to ask, did you check your bags in all the way to Miami at Inverness or did you need to collect them again at Heathrow and check them in there? I have never done a connecting flight before.
@@calummc1000 if you booked the flights on the same ticket as a connection then you will have them checked-in all the way to Miami. In London you will have to swap from T5 to T3, it’s pretty simple but someone takes time due to extra security checks etc.
What do you think about these airlines? I have similar connection in January, but I'm starting in Berlin instead of Glasgow. Did you have any problems? Which airlines was batter? AA or BA?
@@kilaadams7354 nice one! Make sure to try and book the upstairs right at the back. It’s the best economy cabin on BA a380, 2-4-2 and the window seats have massive storage bins down the side!
Cracking review mate. I always find it weird how bad US carrier food is, especially as I love American food. But you're looked okay. Love the exit row seats, the only problem for me is them being a bit too narrow. Cheers for sharing your flight with us!
Food was fine, as I said I always keep my expectations very low on US carriers so this was okay. BA on the way home was much better and would even go as far as saying I really enjoyed it!
I am sitting in terminal E in Miami on a 1st class ticket. It's like sitting in the Greyhound bus station....I imagine. NO where to plug the phone without sitting on the floor. The floor is filthy. The Gate agents announcements are so loud...some one should sue them.
Thanks! No we were not offered noise cancelling, just standard in ear phones. I think noise cancelling is when you go up to business class or possibly premium eco.
That is like 5 star eating right there! I'm taking my first European flight and was expecting them to not give us any food at all. I'm used to flying Spirit or Frontier and them treating you like a piece of trash. This is total luxury economy on this.
😂 you are correct the low cost carriers do normally treat you like trash but then again you get what you pay for most of the time. Long haul legacy carriers will always outdo the LCC
We are flying from Newcastle - Heathrow then from there to Newark in NYC, our flights were super expensive with it being half term in 2024. It will be our first international flight. We are flying with AA economy
Oh boy, just traveled back to Miami in AA39, same route, same bus to the tarmac, after calling group 3 the AA ground team just stopped calling groups and priority status went to the toilet. I was in seat 21C, right behind your row: a totally different miserable experience, specially with sciatica.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Boarding a wide body at somewhere like LHR just shouldn't be by bus! We have recently taken a flight in AA economy and our updated 2024 review will be on the channel in the next few days!
Not the best in the world but not bad either. We were able to get some sleep just on the seat itself, the adjustable headrest was very helpful. Maybe check our 2024 AA economy review to see what the seats like this year! Thanks for watching 😃
Hi there! Quick question for ya, did your seat recline on the exit row seat of the main cabin economy? I ask because typically exit row seats do not recline.
Hey, yeah our seats did recline. I think it depends on the exit you are seated at but our seats on this flight did. We also took a flight on Cathay Pacific 777 (video on channel) and that was at an emergency exit too and the seats reclined on that plane aswell! Hope this helps
Thank you! We are flying from Dallas to Heathrow in two weeks on American 777-200 and have one of the middle exit row seats in main cabin extra. It’s my first international flight so I wanted to make sure those seats reclined :)
Is that food any worse than BA or Virgin on the same route? I've flown all three airlines and I've not found a massive difference, to be honest. Virgin's presentation is great but I find their food tries to be too fancy (which it isn't, in Economy at least). I've also flown Lufthansa and Aer Lingus across the pond recently, and while I know these airlines aren't particularly known for amazing service, neither could touch the food or service of BA, VS or AA. American's international economy is 'pretty decent' as you said, with very good IFE and a comfy seat. That's about what I hope for these days, although not having a window would drive me crazy...I'd trade legroom for a window but that's me.
Not flown all the airlines you mention so couldn’t comment. BA from MIA - LHR food was decent and probably slightly better than AA but all much and such the same. Yeah the window was annoying 🤣
Virgin Atlantic's main meal tastes nice but it's a lot less substantial than what American and BA provide - they just provide the main meal and a snack - no salad, bread roll, dessert, etc. as with the Oneworld carriers. From what I've seen, the same is true for United.
Hi, thanks for watching! I am 5’11” and in the standard seats it was getting difficult after about 8/9 hours as the legroom isn’t massive. As a tall person, for a whole 16hrs I would really be trying for the extra leg room or even up to premium economy depending on prices!
I am confused about the free alcohol. On the website it says complimentary alcohol however from the video it looks like they just give you one and then you pay for it? There is no clear cut anserw. Can someone please explain?
We were also confused. We were told free alcohol, then onboard we were told it’s beer or wine only. They gave us a vodka but only one and told any more will be paid for. Confused!
Great review! Doing my first flight since 2011 this fall, probably with AA from London to Los Angeles, and then from Las Vegas back to London(Then british airways home to Sweden). Hope I survive the long haul in economy haha! However I'm booking via British airways site, do you think that will be more troublesome than booking from AA's site(Like if there is any trouble with the flight and I need to contact them)?
Thanks for watching! If you book through BA it is no different than booking direct with AA, you’ll even get a AA booking code so you can check and deal with your flights on the AA app/website
@@aimeeandleetravel Thats great to hear! Then I should be fine even if there are any troubles with missed connections or delayed flights! Thanks for the info, cheers from Sweden!
@@aimeeandleetravel I was close to booking via a 3rd party site since I'm new to booking flights(I'm 21 and haven't flown much) but luckily realized how sketchy it was! Plus anyways if I was flexible and book the right day it wasn't even much more expensive through BA directly. So then I'll definetely book via them!
Any American Arline companies are completely lackluster compared to Lufthansa, Air France etc... and that is based on my experience, Unfortunately I'm flying with AA for a long haul flight to Europe 😞
Honestly felt like the recline was pretty decent. Felt just as good as BA on the way home. We were main cabin extra so it is possibly they recline a little extra compared to standard economy. Thanks for watching!
@@aimeeandleetravel are you from UK. What brought you to the US? Were you in vacation? Have you took American 787. It is the most narrow. Seat barely reclines in economy. Took it from Dallas to Beijing
I only started taking AA when going to China. My mother hates them. Had a bad experience with them on the way to china when we were sleeping and their was food service. Sold out flight attendants said oh we were sleeping. That's the reason why we couldn't get our meals. Usually going to the states with them is Ok.
One complaint I have about American Airlines is I don’t want to hear about the exit row or be bothered with it. They need to figure something so their passengers are not bothered at all, and I mean at all with any discussions of exit rows…..ever again
“Right in the front on and exit row” well that invalidates the experience, need a review from the POV of the average traveler without status or exit row
I wouldn’t say it invalidates the experience! It still gives an insight into the flight services and facilities. But that you for your feedback and maybe next time we will make a video in a “normal” economy seat. 😃
@@aimeeandleetravel you’re right, it might be nice to have one where you’re crammed in like most are in Economy but yes it does review the service well! I enjoyed the video
@@Leonardo-cs9ij We are glad you enjoyed! We have a 14hr flight in a standard economy seat coming up in 2 months time so make sure to subscribe to see that video 😃
I spent 16 years of my adult life flying around the world. It didn’t take long to learn to avoid American Airlines as much as humanly possible . I had more problems with them than the other ten or so that I used….. combined ! Now that I am retired, if American offered me free tickets to anywhere ….. I would refuse to accept them !
Thanks for watching Donald. I have to say a lot of comments are negative towards American however I’m my experience they have always been good. Including a trip I took just this past weekend with 3 different AA flights which all went well. Subscribe to the channel to see those videos too!
@@aimeeandleetravel I retire three years ago from that line of work, hopefully they corrected a lot of their problems since then . However, I still refuse to ever buy another ticket on American
American airline is the worst ever. Left me and my family stranded at LAX for a whole day recently. Strong us along by delaying the flight for four hours just to turn around and cancel it. I’ll never fly with this company again.
what a worthless video...camera shots of the seat, remote, electrical outlets, head rest, seat back pouch...of the seats and location in the airplane...nothing
We have just released our brand new review of American Airlines economy here in 2024, same plane, same product different route and also a completely different experience 😳 Check it out now here - ruclips.net/video/PFs3onxcABQ/видео.html
we just travelled with AA a couple of weeks ago, JFK to MIA, in business class (or first class they call it) large comfortable seats at the front of the cabin (around 4 or 5 rows I think) 2 seats each side, decent recline, foot rests and food and drink included. Was very comfortable for the 3 hour flight.
Thanks for the fair, reasonable assessment of AA services in 2023. I found it interesting.
Is it true taxes are cheaper when you originate in Inverness?
In theory they should be because a trip originating from INV is exempt from air passenger duty but usually the prices are not all that much cheaper.
Good job! I flew MIA-LHR in November, the catering is always better at the base airport, but that didn't look too bad.
Yeah that’s normally the case but if I’m honest, for economy, the food was decent enough. Never expect too much of it, especially from US carriers. Thanks for watching!
Thanks mate. I'll be doing this route and seat next week from Miami to London. First time visiting London.
Good stuff, have a good flight and enjoy London!
Thanks for the video 👌🏽
“As you can see here there is almost unlimited legroom” brother your feet are in front of the next seat over 😂
Seat neighbours don’t mind if you steal a little of their legroom 🤣
Yes I love topgun! Cool review man 🔥
Can’t beat it
Usual bad London Weather? London has around 600 to 700 mm of rain a year. Try living in Bergen Norway, we have sometimes almost 3000 mm of rain a year.
We live in the north of Scotland 🏴 we feel your pain 😂
Great video lad, I will be flying from Glasgow to Miami via Heathrow next month. American 777 going over and BA A380 coming back.
Cheers! We were the same but from Inverness. A380 coming home is decent and it’s a nice fast flight back!
@@aimeeandleetravel Looking forward to the big bird coming back. Btw I meant to ask, did you check your bags in all the way to Miami at Inverness or did you need to collect them again at Heathrow and check them in there? I have never done a connecting flight before.
@@calummc1000 if you booked the flights on the same ticket as a connection then you will have them checked-in all the way to Miami. In London you will have to swap from T5 to T3, it’s pretty simple but someone takes time due to extra security checks etc.
@Lee Robertson Yeah same ticket all through BA so should be fine. Thanks fella
What do you think about these airlines? I have similar connection in January, but I'm starting in Berlin instead of Glasgow. Did you have any problems? Which airlines was batter? AA or BA?
What about the bathrooms? Did they have any roomie bathroom to change in or were they the usual tight spaced ones?
Nice video! Those front row seats are very hard to come by! 😊 I'll have to settle for premium economy to make my 10-hour London Heathrow journey!
They are relatively hard to come by if you don’t book really early! Enjoy your trip
@aimeeandleetravel Thanks! Going to book the return back flight on British Airways A380. Plentiful economy room there. 🙂
@@kilaadams7354 nice one! Make sure to try and book the upstairs right at the back. It’s the best economy cabin on BA a380, 2-4-2 and the window seats have massive storage bins down the side!
@aimeeandleetravel Appreciate that suggestion! 💖 I love flying, so much fun.
Cracking review mate. I always find it weird how bad US carrier food is, especially as I love American food. But you're looked okay. Love the exit row seats, the only problem for me is them being a bit too narrow. Cheers for sharing your flight with us!
Food was fine, as I said I always keep my expectations very low on US carriers so this was okay. BA on the way home was much better and would even go as far as saying I really enjoyed it!
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I am sitting in terminal E in Miami on a 1st class ticket. It's like sitting in the Greyhound bus station....I imagine. NO where to plug the phone without sitting on the floor. The floor is filthy. The Gate agents announcements are so loud...some one should sue them.
Yeah I would agree, although I’ve never taken a greyhound bus. The airport wasn’t the nicest!
I'm flying this flight in September, first time in America. If El Al is anything to go by (not bad) then this will be nice.
I am sure you will enjoy! Thanks for watching
Where did you put your personal item bag when you take off?
In the overhead locker! They let you do that in emergency exit rows as you cannot have anything on the floor!
Good video. I heard that AA give out noice cancellations headphones, were you offered them?
Thanks! No we were not offered noise cancelling, just standard in ear phones. I think noise cancelling is when you go up to business class or possibly premium eco.
That is like 5 star eating right there! I'm taking my first European flight and was expecting them to not give us any food at all. I'm used to flying Spirit or Frontier and them treating you like a piece of trash. This is total luxury economy on this.
😂 you are correct the low cost carriers do normally treat you like trash but then again you get what you pay for most of the time. Long haul legacy carriers will always outdo the LCC
We are flying from Newcastle - Heathrow then from there to Newark in NYC, our flights were super expensive with it being half term in 2024. It will be our first international flight. We are flying with AA economy
That’s great enjoy your trip!
fab video again 👏
Oh boy, just traveled back to Miami in AA39, same route, same bus to the tarmac, after calling group 3 the AA ground team just stopped calling groups and priority status went to the toilet. I was in seat 21C, right behind your row: a totally different miserable experience, specially with sciatica.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Boarding a wide body at somewhere like LHR just shouldn't be by bus! We have recently taken a flight in AA economy and our updated 2024 review will be on the channel in the next few days!
What was the seat like for resting? Like did you use the window to rest your head and sleep or were your seats good enough? Really good video btw
Not the best in the world but not bad either. We were able to get some sleep just on the seat itself, the adjustable headrest was very helpful. Maybe check our 2024 AA economy review to see what the seats like this year! Thanks for watching 😃
@@aimeeandleetravel I am waiting on the full run out of the new seats a lot of these seats are just temporary from what my colleagues say at American.
Hi there! Quick question for ya, did your seat recline on the exit row seat of the main cabin economy? I ask because typically exit row seats do not recline.
Hey, yeah our seats did recline. I think it depends on the exit you are seated at but our seats on this flight did. We also took a flight on Cathay Pacific 777 (video on channel) and that was at an emergency exit too and the seats reclined on that plane aswell! Hope this helps
Thank you! We are flying from Dallas to Heathrow in two weeks on American 777-200 and have one of the middle exit row seats in main cabin extra. It’s my first international flight so I wanted to make sure those seats reclined :)
Was there a usb port? The power supply under the seat: UK or US plugs?
On the USB port I honestly cannot remember. The plugs are worldwide multi plugs so will take anything from around the world.
@@aimeeandleetravel I think I saw a usb hub on the media monitor, but wasn’t sure if it was a charging port.
You are correct, I totally forgot about the one on the tv monitor! It is for charger yes
Is that food any worse than BA or Virgin on the same route? I've flown all three airlines and I've not found a massive difference, to be honest. Virgin's presentation is great but I find their food tries to be too fancy (which it isn't, in Economy at least). I've also flown Lufthansa and Aer Lingus across the pond recently, and while I know these airlines aren't particularly known for amazing service, neither could touch the food or service of BA, VS or AA.
American's international economy is 'pretty decent' as you said, with very good IFE and a comfy seat. That's about what I hope for these days, although not having a window would drive me crazy...I'd trade legroom for a window but that's me.
Not flown all the airlines you mention so couldn’t comment. BA from MIA - LHR food was decent and probably slightly better than AA but all much and such the same. Yeah the window was annoying 🤣
Virgin Atlantic's main meal tastes nice but it's a lot less substantial than what American and BA provide - they just provide the main meal and a snack - no salad, bread roll, dessert, etc. as with the Oneworld carriers. From what I've seen, the same is true for United.
My meal on United LHR-IAD was similar to the offering here. Better than Delta!
I have a 16hr haul in AA economy. How are the other seats in economy, the one with no extra legroom. Is it manageable for a tall person?
Hi, thanks for watching! I am 5’11” and in the standard seats it was getting difficult after about 8/9 hours as the legroom isn’t massive. As a tall person, for a whole 16hrs I would really be trying for the extra leg room or even up to premium economy depending on prices!
@@aimeeandleetravel Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Is the food free? I've never used this airline.
@@searphhoney food is included in your ticket price.
I am confused about the free alcohol. On the website it says complimentary alcohol however from the video it looks like they just give you one and then you pay for it? There is no clear cut anserw. Can someone please explain?
We were also confused. We were told free alcohol, then onboard we were told it’s beer or wine only. They gave us a vodka but only one and told any more will be paid for. Confused!
Great review! Doing my first flight since 2011 this fall, probably with AA from London to Los Angeles, and then from Las Vegas back to London(Then british airways home to Sweden). Hope I survive the long haul in economy haha! However I'm booking via British airways site, do you think that will be more troublesome than booking from AA's site(Like if there is any trouble with the flight and I need to contact them)?
Thanks for watching! If you book through BA it is no different than booking direct with AA, you’ll even get a AA booking code so you can check and deal with your flights on the AA app/website
@@aimeeandleetravel Thats great to hear! Then I should be fine even if there are any troubles with missed connections or delayed flights! Thanks for the info, cheers from Sweden!
@@aimeeandleetravel I was close to booking via a 3rd party site since I'm new to booking flights(I'm 21 and haven't flown much) but luckily realized how sketchy it was! Plus anyways if I was flexible and book the right day it wasn't even much more expensive through BA directly. So then I'll definetely book via them!
Does the exit seat recline?
I’ll be flying on an American Airlines 777 in two months from Heathrow to Dallas Fort Worth
Just a question, Did anyone else feel the pain after about an hour of sitting in those economy seats?
Not the most comfy seats in the world but also not the worst I’ve sat in!
Absolute torture
Agreed @@karols432
Better save money then pay for a better seat than complaining😂
DO you rather PE
@@aimeeandleetravel
Is this the cheapest class on AA? I'll be flying this year.
Economy is the lowest class yes but these exit seats cost a little extra
What One World status did you have at the time of this flight, Myself I'm working toward ruby with BA.
I was BA Silver (OneWorld Sapphire) when taking this flight. Good luck in your journey to Ruby and beyond.
Hi, I am about to go in a week, from San to Miami at night. Does anybody have any tips. I haven't been on a flight in 18 years.
Does the seat lay back a little
Yes the seats have a small recline. It’s enough to make a small different but not great
Mine didn't on 14 hour flight
Any American Arline companies are completely lackluster compared to Lufthansa, Air France etc... and that is based on my experience, Unfortunately I'm flying with AA for a long haul flight to Europe 😞
Have to agree with you now!
How was the recline? AA has usually horrific recline.
Honestly felt like the recline was pretty decent. Felt just as good as BA on the way home. We were main cabin extra so it is possibly they recline a little extra compared to standard economy. Thanks for watching!
@@aimeeandleetravel sounds great. Taking AA 777 from Shanghai to Dallas this summer.
@@duaneowens7777 nice one, enjoy!
@@aimeeandleetravel are you from UK. What brought you to the US? Were you in vacation? Have you took American 787. It is the most narrow. Seat barely reclines in economy. Took it from Dallas to Beijing
I only started taking AA when going to China. My mother hates them. Had a bad experience with them on the way to china when we were sleeping and their was food service. Sold out flight attendants said oh we were sleeping. That's the reason why we couldn't get our meals. Usually going to the states with them is Ok.
What is an ox card ? He said as long as you have your own headphone with an ox card ??? Thank you .. confused
Aux cord. The plug most headphones had before Bluetooth 😂
The womans face at 3:50 😂
“What’s this strange guy doing filming himself” 🤣
Sorry but I didn’t see much of your flight ? All I see when u in Heathrow and u say about catching bud then went blank , could still hear y talking
If you restart the RUclips app, it should then work. Happens sometimes with videos. Little restart should sort it right out.
@@aimeeandleetravel ok
I be flying AA to Dallas in couple months time
Same
I’m going june 17
@@EXDUNKNXWNKIM I’m goin to Pennsylvania June 20!
@@stopmotionmayzie well safe flight
One complaint I have about American Airlines is I don’t want to hear about the exit row or be bothered with it. They need to figure something so their passengers are not bothered at all, and I mean at all with any discussions of exit rows…..ever again
I think that’s just safe regulations, nothing American can do about that!
“Right in the front on and exit row” well that invalidates the experience, need a review from the POV of the average traveler without status or exit row
I wouldn’t say it invalidates the experience! It still gives an insight into the flight services and facilities. But that you for your feedback and maybe next time we will make a video in a “normal” economy seat. 😃
@@aimeeandleetravel you’re right, it might be nice to have one where you’re crammed in like most are in Economy but yes it does review the service well! I enjoyed the video
@@Leonardo-cs9ij We are glad you enjoyed! We have a 14hr flight in a standard economy seat coming up in 2 months time so make sure to subscribe to see that video 😃
I need to disagree with you. IMO they are a terrible airline…they make BA look good. Nonetheless, great video!
Thanks for watching Colin! I’m leaving today for another trip which involves American Airlines so will see if my opinion maybe changes.
That price was very good-a bargain.
Trent 877 or GE 90 ?
Good question. I am not actually too sure.
I spent 16 years of my adult life flying around the world. It didn’t take long to learn to avoid American Airlines as much as humanly possible . I had more problems with them than the other ten or so that I used….. combined ! Now that I am retired, if American offered me free tickets to anywhere ….. I would refuse to accept them !
Thanks for watching Donald. I have to say a lot of comments are negative towards American however I’m my experience they have always been good. Including a trip I took just this past weekend with 3 different AA flights which all went well. Subscribe to the channel to see those videos too!
@@aimeeandleetravel I retire three years ago from that line of work, hopefully they corrected a lot of their problems since then . However, I still refuse to ever buy another ticket on American
Do you rather Premium Economy?
I would always choose economy because it is cheaper however if the price is right then premium eco is a great option
Better than BA 😂
I wouldn’t disagree. Staff on BA are better in my opinion but other things are up for debate!
Except that BA serve unlimited alcoholic drinks (including spirits) at least until they run out!
American airline is the worst ever. Left me and my family stranded at LAX for a whole day recently. Strong us along by delaying the flight for four hours just to turn around and cancel it. I’ll never fly with this company again.
Hey,you videoed my girlfriend ,waz up with that,please cut the video!!as you can see she tried moved out of the way,but she still in it!
She will be ok.
what a worthless video...camera shots of the seat, remote, electrical outlets, head rest, seat back pouch...of the seats and location in the airplane...nothing
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