SFO777

Salad dressing "exploding" out of the container and onto my fingers even when I try to take the top off oh so gently... all the freaking time.

Blumie

I've solved this one. I open it using the back tab, facing away from me.

alien

I just don't understand how AA can remain competitive in the current economic environment what with losing so many gates/slots at a major hub as is DFW. Like no #'s 1-8, 12, 17, 27, 31,& 32 in Terminal A and no #'s 1-3 in Terminal B and no #'s 1,5,18 in Terminal C. And then there's no #'s 1-5, 9,13,19,32,35, or 39 in D Terminal. I just don't get it.

Flyer_70

I poke a hole in the top.


(sorry.. that was OT, I know.. )

SFO777

A (very) few FAs actually peel back the top and release the pressure in the galley. ^

emma dog

My (non)substantive complaints in no particular order:
1) body grease on the windows that aren't cleaned
2) windows closed and people who don't open them once they sit. I feel clausterphobic
3) +1 on inward facing aa.com on the winglets... better yet, why does any company these days need to advertise that they are on the web... are there any that aren't?
4) any time I'm stuck in an automated message system telling me to go online... if I could, I wouldn't be wasting my time on hold.
5) chicken parm on every single flight I've taken recently
6) cookies are too sweet and at times are overcooked
7) not being acknowledged as a PLT. I earned it... show me some respect.
8) standing in the F line at the airport and having the agent from the non-F lanes call on me... it makes me look like part of the riff-raff
9) long after-takeoff anouncements, especially when they bring in 2+ languages into it
10) AA doens't anticipate my complaint and send me vouchers automatically... I actually have to write them.

jwking

Incredibly quiet announcements from the captain/first officer.

FlyMeToTheLooneyBin

Why use the back tab? Why not the front tab facing away from you?

The snack mix dispenser is too close to the table top in one of the DFW ACs, making it hard to fit the cup underneath.

SFO777

Use of the words "We'll be on the ground shortly"

brp

To just this one

As for me, the selection of candies in the bowls at the AC front desks is often limited to just items I (and probably everyone else) don't like.

Cheers.

teemuflyer

Here's my contribution to this critical thread!

1) Only one hot towel during a long flight??
2) Small wine glasses
3) No sugar in the raw for coffee in AC or plane
4) Slow scrolling departure information screens in ACs (ORD/DFW)
5) Bose headphones taken away waaay too early

I'm sure I'll think of others as I stew away at all these injustices..

swag

What were they thinking putting the F check-in counters at DFW A&C to the left of the Coach ones??? With security to the right, that means it's their best and most loyal customers who have to walk the extra 20 steps to get to the gates.

SFO777

Although some might consider that a plus, considering some of the swill on board.

TheAAdmiral

+1. It always explodes towards the seatback or (God forbid) the bulkhead in front of me.

CTTS

Those tiny white plastic salt shakers in F which apparently contain no salt. If they do actually contain something, the one tiny hole is so small that no salt can escape.

I have this recurring fantasy in which I smuggle my DeWalt 18v cordless drill and a 1/8" bit past TSA and onto an AA flight, so that I can modify the shaker and get some salt onto my salad. But the fantasy is pre-empted by the reality of stopping by Burger King on the way to the gate to steal a couple of paper salt & pepper packets.