{"id":1139,"date":"2017-01-30T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2017-07-09T21:32:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T21:32:33","slug":"american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines 757-200 Review (Economy) &#8211; &#8216;Twas Still the Worst of Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently traveled to Abu Dhabi after redeeming miles (90,000 miles and $46) for <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2016\/02\/20\/751\/\">first class on Etihad\u2019s A380 (the plane with the shower and onboard bar!)<\/a>. \u00a0I reviewed each segment of my trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/14\/american-airlines-crj-200-review-economy-twas-worst-times\/\">American Airlines CRJ-200 Review (Economy): \u00a0\u2018Twas the Worst of Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/\">American Airlines 757-200 Review (Economy): \u00a0\u2018Twas Still the Worst of Time<\/a>s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/02\/07\/amsterdam-4-hour-layover\/\">How to Layover in Amsterdam: \u00a04 Hours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/02\/15\/etihad-a330-300-review-economy\/\">Etihad A330-300 Review (Economy)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/03\/17\/hilton-abu-dhabi-executive-floor-king-review\/\">Hilton Abu Dhabi Review (Executive Floor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/04\/15\/abu-dhabi-relaxing-destination-review\/\">Abu Dhabi Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/05\/20\/etihad-first-class-lounge-abu-dhabi-review\/\">Etihad First Class Lounge (Abu Dhabi) Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/07\/08\/etihad-a380-review-first-class-plane-shower\/\">Etihad A380 Review (First Class) &#8211; A Plane with a Shower<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I wanted an ~8 hour layover in Amsterdam so I booked a flight on the 757-200 as opposed to American Airlines&#8217;s flagship 777-300. \u00a0The downgrade in quality was stark. \u00a0I flew from Philadelphia to Amsterdam, approximately a 7.5 hour flight.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Seats<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The 757-200 is a narrow-body aircraft\u00a0with a single aisle and\u00a03-3 seat configuration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1141\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_201311\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482005591&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_201311\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1141\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_201311\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201311-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The main cabin is a 3-3 configuration. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1144\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_201424\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482005664&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_201424\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1144\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_201424\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201424-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The business class cabin is a 2-2 configuration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1143\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_201417\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482005657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0769230769231&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_201417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417-768x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1143\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_201417\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_201417-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Angled-flat business class seats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I sat in seat 9C which was the aisle seat in the first row of economy. \u00a0I did not realize we would board\u00a0through the door next to my seat, so I had to stand during the entire boarding process (~35 min). \u00a0If I did not need overhead bin space, I would have boarded later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1146\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_202812\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482006492&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_202812\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812-768x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1146\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_202812\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202812-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>There was not enough space for me to remain seated during the boarding process.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1145\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_202809\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482006489&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_202809\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809-768x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1145\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_202809\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_202809-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>My seat was on the left. \u00a0Note the power plug. \u00a0It was apparently working\u00a0(green light) at this moment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The seats were ok&#8211;I was able to sleep for about 4 hours. \u00a0The recline was more than I&#8217;ve come to expect and the headrest was adjustable to the point where it almost cradled my head. \u00a0The legroom was amazing! \u00a0I&#8217;ve over 6&#8242; tall and I could almost fully stretch my legs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1147\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_203315\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482006794&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_203315\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_203315\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203315-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Entertainment<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>BRING YOUR OWN. \u00a0Each set of three seats has two\u00a0110v AC plugs, but the plug at my seat only worked intermittently. \u00a0If you&#8217;re in the first row of economy, there is only one plug for the two seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1148\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_203741\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482007061&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_203741\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741-768x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1148\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_203741\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_203741-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were several televisions located throughout the main cabin. \u00a0Since I sat in the first row of economy, I could actually see the screen. \u00a0The headphone jack worked at my seat so I could listen to the programming (I had no control over what was shown). \u00a0Unfortunately, the delay (discussed below) lasted so long I mowed through my downloaded Netflix shows before the end of the flight. \u00a0The last movie we watched before landing was Julie &amp; Julia, a surprisingly delightful movie.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Food<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There was food and it was edible. \u00a0The alcohol was complimentary\u00a0and was drinkable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1150\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_235039\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482018639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161217_235039\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1150\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20161217_235039\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_235039-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Salad, cracker, cheese, sparking water, red wine, mashed potatoes, turkey or chicken (it tasted like chicken), and vegetables. \u00a0The crackers are covering the dessert.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Operational Issues<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Operational issues are becoming way too common on American Airlines flights these days (e.g., <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2015\/12\/30\/stranded-in-ord-chicago-until-3am-on-christmas-part-2\/\">I was stuck in Chicago on Christmas Eve<\/a>). \u00a0We were delayed by over three hours which significantly reduced my layover in Amsterdam&#8211;I still went into the city to check it out. \u00a0The delay began when we waited\u00a0for passengers who were delayed by storms in the Mid-West. \u00a0Fine. \u00a0The passengers then boarded the plane and we were told our flight was again delayed to load luggage for the late passenger. \u00a0Fine. \u00a0After the luggage was loaded, we waited another hour for the ground crew to load cargo. \u00a0Not fine. \u00a0The pilot and flight crew were not happy about the situation and explained that it was &#8220;inexcusable.&#8221; \u00a0To make matters worse, the guy loading the cargo left to load another plane before he finished loading ours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_223434.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1149\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/01\/30\/american-airlines-757-200-review-economy-twas-still-worst-times\/20161217_223434\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/01\/20161217_223434-e1485640036353.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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