Originally Posted by
cheaptom
I'm leery of jumping on either of these flights because from what I've read, HPN boarding is deathly slow.
IMHO, you're focusing on the wrong element. It's not a question of HPN boarding being slow, nor few minutes above MCT at ORD or DCA, but whether the DCA or ORD connection you book happens to be AA's last flight of the day from DCA/ORD to your destination.