Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if there is a picture of me walking down a jet bridge, taken by a trip-reporter that I didn’t know was there. I wouldn’t have thought that there would be enough demand to warrant such a large aircraft, but apparently such is not the case and American Airlines knows a heck of a lot more than I do about the amount of passengers traveling between Phoenix and San Diego at that time of day. Is there not a better looking airplane than the 757? Nope – I don’t think so.Īs I was standing in line to board the plane, I couldn’t help but wonder why they are using one of their largest domestic aircraft in the fleet for the early morning flight to San Diego. Well, I’m ready, but I can’t vouch for everyone else. Airport lounges aren’t always the oasis they claim to be! Those three people listed there on the upgrade list are about to be dissapointed – first class had checked in full, and I wasn’t feeling anywhere near generous enough to give up my seat this morning. I had considered checking out the Admirals Club here in this terminal, but I wasn’t in the mood for it considering that it looked as if it was more crowded in there than it was the main terminal. I only had about an hour or so to wait before the flight to San Diego started boarding, so I spent most of the time eating breakfast and wandering around taking pictures as the sun was coming up over the horizon. Food is imperative if there’s any hope of this trip report continuing beyond this point! The plane that was responsible for getting me out of bed at 6am on a Sunday morning. ![]() Without them, you’d have to re-clear security if you wanted to move between terminals. By the way, it’s these walkways which make short layovers in Phoenix possible. The long and lonely walk over to the A gates to find food. I guess that’s one good things about having never developed a taste for coffee! Skipping breakfast is not an option for me however, so I do have to pay dearly for having to buy food at exorbitant prices at the airport in the mornings. I was able to bypass all of that nonsense since I don’t drink the stuff. Once through the security checkpoint, everybody else ran for the nearest coffee shop (collectively) in order to stand in yet another line. I didn’t want to go as far as saying “ damn I’m good”, but I was awfully tempted. ![]() Always! And there’s my flight to San Diego – somehow I managed to get to the right place despite being half asleep, which was kind of impressive. Choosing to fly on a Boeing 757 instead of an A320 several hours later sounded like a fantastic idea at the time that I booked this ticket, but I wasn’t into it as much as I thought I would be once I was actually there living the experience. Having spent nearly the entire day on the road yesterday, waking up super early on a day that I didn’t have to go to work was especially difficult. The stars were definitely aligned this morning, but unfortunately I was too tired and groggy to realize the significance of what had just happened. That had to have been a record of some kind for me in this airport, because I always get stuck in the slowest line. If I was a little bit more awake I probably could have appreciated the fact that I made it through the entire security process in less than five minutes. The only nice thing about flying that early on Sunday mornings is the fact that security lines are generally short and it never takes that long to get through. This must be the right place – I see American Airlines logos everywhere. Our route from PHX to SAN this morning: JUDTH6 MOHAK J2 HOGGZ LUCKI1 It was so early that I wasn’t even sure if I was at the right airport. Seat: 3F (first class) American Airlines 757-200 (N206UW) side view illustration by. Even if it means getting up at 6 AM on Sunday morning. The 757 is one of my most favorite airplanes of all time (mostly because it’s not a generic 737 or A3somethingorother), and these days I’ll go pretty darn far out of my way to get a chance to fly on one of those things. There is one exception of course, which happens to be a 757-200 departing Phoenix at 8:20 AM and arriving in San Diego at 9. ![]() Why is it that the most interesting aircraft only fly at the most inconvenient of times? American Airlines has like a billion flights every day between Phoenix and San Diego, and nearly all of them are on 737s or the more typical A319/20/21 family of aircraft.
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