Seat 35A · American Airlines Airbus A321

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• ★anonymous📷 Photo verified

  AA used to be great but ever since the merger with USAir they have truly sucked. The A321S planes need to be decommissioned. It's like the human centipede of planes.

  At one point I was Platinum on AA. And I was dedicated to the brand. No more. With no status, I found myself stuck in standard economy which -- back in the day -- was just fine. I'm 5'7" and 170 lbs. Pretty much all AA seats were good with enough room to stretch out (my legs are pretty long) and not feel like a jerk if I wanted to lean my seat back (though I rarely did it). However, not any more. This seat is way too small and I'm not even that big. The width is *TINY*. My butt hurts and we are only 2 hours into the flight (ummm... aren't these planes new as of 2014? I understood it on MD80s that hadn't been upgraded in awhile but these planes are freaking new). Additionally, in order to type on my laptop (a 12", so NOT big) and be able to read the screen I have to tilt the keyboard up against my chest because the guy in front of me tilted his seat back (no -- I won't be an ass and do it to the row behind me... eventually someone is in the last row and can't recline). And I don't know why the FA offered me a drink. There's nowhere to put one... unlike the old MD80s and a number of your older planes. It's freaking ridiculous. Supposedly CEO Doug Parker is to blame for this sort of crap. So Doug turned American into an overpriced JetBlue since the merger. Maybe he was drunk when he worked on the business plan because I know he has had more than one DUI. So AA is now just another human centipede of air travel. Way to suck, American. I'm sure Doug's $19.2 MILLION salary keeps him warm and "comfy" at night. By my estimates, removing 3 rows would give all of the seats forward 3 more desperately needed inches. But, of course, Doug's ridiculous salary has to be paid first. Bye bye Doug. I'm moving to United.