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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 7:19 am
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I guess this is the best place to post my ORD experience yesterday. Flew out at 1:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. The terminal was as busy I have seen it in years. Maybe due to 5 days of delays? The G AC club was once again peak experience, one of my favorite clubs in the system and never seems to be crowded.

It went down hill once I headed over to L for my flight out of L10C. I tried to stop in the L AC club to grab a quick drink but there were literally no seats so I just did a quick circle and headed out There was even a line for the tiny restroom.. The L concourse was extremely crowded as AA had a bank of flights all leaving at 1:20 - 1:40 and there is construction everywhere. When I finally got to the end of L, there were people just standing in the aisle as all six L10 and L11 gates had flight leaving in the next 30 minutes. I had to walk back to L6 just to find a free place to sit. I have never been happier to finally board a plane and get out of the chaos. It was honestly worse than anything I have experienced in the AA system including the B and C concourses at CLT.
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