Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
F seems to be about the same except US FAs are more likely to do a full PDB while AA seats have power outlets and some domestic a/c have IFE.
I took my first flight ever on US metal 2 weeks ago. ORD-PHL on an A321 in F. The plane was disgusting. Torn seats and carpet, missing and hanging trim pieces on the walls, peeling paint (or whatever that top coating is) in the overhead bins, and third world lavs. I found the seat pitch to be less than AA first and the seats were very uncomfortable compared to the AA 737 F seats. The best word to describe it is "grim". I can't imagine how it was in back, especially without MCE available. Unless and until the legacy US planes are brought up to AA standards (which are not that high to begin with), I am done with US metal.
Cabin crew was okay. Not any different from AA F crews.