January 5, 2016

Tuesday afternoon, I head for DIA and my usual garage Level 1 parking space. Then up to level 5 to security, only to find that the South PreCheck is closed. Seriously? 3:15p on a Tuesday?



So over to North Security where PreCheck was open but mobbed, not so much at the ID station, but the line for the conveyor.
Apparently, it was kettle central today. Since there was only 35 minutes to boarding, I headed for the usual Gate 53.





DEN-LAX
AA 5977
E75
4:15p-5:55p (sked)
4:35p-6:25p (actual)
January 5, 2016
Dinner

Since I had added a few lbs. on our New Zealand trip, I decided to see if I could go alcohol-free this trip. Also food free at least on this flight, as I declined the salad (with chicken or salmon) or pastrami sandwich options.







AA Flagship Lounge at LAX

A three-class First LAX-JFK ticket gets you entrance to AA's Flagship Lounge, located inside the Admirals Club.







Tonight's menu looks good, at least on paper.



In reality, not so much. Do you think the kitchen staff could check these every now and then? Pretty pathetic. You have to be pretty desperate to eat this stuff.



I checked back about a half hour later and the staff had finally replenished the food offerings.



Salmon was pretty good. Beef was terrible.



Dessert was yummy.




At T-25, I headed down to the gate. The nice thing about the A321T, is that there is rarely any gate lice. Just board and take your seat.

LAX-JFK
AA 10
A321T
9:30p-5:45a +1
January 5, 2016
First Class
Late Night Supper

The 1-1 First Class cabin is about as good as it gets for domestic flights.







Excellent crew tonight and a new more substantial January menu. Choice of Shrimp Sliders with Asian Aoili (next week) or the Wagyu Meatloaf.



Spinach and artichoke dip was excellent as always, especially with the warm roll. The pita rounds continue to be disgusting. I've tasted better cardboard.



The Wagyu Meatloaf was a pleasant surprise although a little dry. Could have used a little more seasoning and/or a lot more pomodoro sauce. Roasted garlic mashed potatoes were gross... tasteless and absent any garlic flavor whatsoever. Odd that they would highlight caramelized onions when I only saw a sliver of one inside the half of the meatloaf I ate.





I slept pretty well for 3 hours or so. Just prior to landing, scones and yogurt fruit smoothie were tasty.



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