IAD-DTW-PHX
For spring break we decided to go to Phoenix and the Grand Canyon, so using 25,000 united miles we booked IAD-DTW-PHX in F on United Express and US Airways. Since we were leaving IAD at 8:10am on the first saturday of spring break Mom and Dad decided that 1 hour early would be enough, ignoring my 2 hour recommendation, and sure enough as we pulled up to the airport at 7:00 the check-in was a mess, with the 1K line wrapping around the the corner. After lucking out by being selected as some of the 15 to go to the global services counter we made it to the front at 7:28 but the check-in agent wouldn't check our bags, however thankfully they were just small enough to be carried on. So after dashing through the airport we made it to the gate just in time for the final call, and walked aboard our CRJ-700 to DTW. Being a hour and a half flight we were served a PDB and bag of “premium snack mix.” Thankfully we arrived early at DTW and made it to our connection in time to gate check our suitcases. After a very civil boarding we were on our A319 to Phoenix.
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PDB napkins without ads!
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PDB
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Nuts served with PDB
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Legroom
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Pillow and blanket on a afternoon mid-con
After takeoff the purser who was the best I’ve ever flown with came through offering a choice of pasta with tomato sauce or BBQ chicken. About 30 minutes later the meal arrived with another round of drink service.
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Hot Towel
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Meal
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Cheese appetizer
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Well flavored but dry chicken with delicious sweet potato mash
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Warm bread roll
After the meal was cleared the FA came through offering a carrot cake dessert which I passed on. Now on to the purser who not only was young and energetic but spent the whole flight refilling drinks or helping with the Y service, not once did he pull a united and sit down and gossip. After a few chops we landed on-time at Phoenix-Sky Harbour International Airport and got our bags and entered the city.