Does Aa have mainline service to CLE?
Feb 6, 2024, 2:34 pm
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Does Aa have mainline service to CLE?
Flew this route this morning for the first time since 1998 when I used to live in Cleveland and was going to Chicago often to see someone I was dating. Anyway, it was a CR2 another lovely plane I honestly don't think I've been on for 15 years. Does AA not have mainline service to hopkins? When I lived in Cleveland late '90's UA flew a daily DC-10 there from ORD!
Feb 6, 2024, 2:43 pm
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Flew this route this morning for the first time since 1998 when I used to live in Cleveland and was going to Chicago often to see someone I was dating. Anyway, it was a CR2 another lovely plane I honestly don't think I've been on for 15 years. Does AA not have mainline service to hopkins? When I lived in Cleveland late '90's UA flew a daily DC-10 there from ORD!
You also have an interesting take saying the CR2 is lovely, those are two things that I would never associate.
Feb 6, 2024, 2:50 pm
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Feb 6, 2024, 5:13 pm
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Flew this route this morning for the first time since 1998 when I used to live in Cleveland and was going to Chicago often to see someone I was dating. Anyway, it was a CR2 another lovely plane I honestly don't think I've been on for 15 years. Does AA not have mainline service to hopkins? When I lived in Cleveland late '90's UA flew a daily DC-10 there from ORD!
It's all part of the deal from a couple years ago when regional airline Air Wisconsin ended their agreement with UA and started a new partnership with AA.
Feb 6, 2024, 5:21 pm
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After a quick Google flights search, I found the following:
* PHX-CLE: 1x daily, B737
* MIA-CLE: 1x daily, B737
* CLT-CLE: multiple daily, mix of aircraft
* DFW-CLE: multiple daily, mostly B737
ORD and PHL look to be all express service.
* PHX-CLE: 1x daily, B737
* MIA-CLE: 1x daily, B737
* CLT-CLE: multiple daily, mix of aircraft
* DFW-CLE: multiple daily, mostly B737
ORD and PHL look to be all express service.
Feb 6, 2024, 6:08 pm
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Flew this route this morning for the first time since 1998 when I used to live in Cleveland and was going to Chicago often to see someone I was dating. Anyway, it was a CR2 another lovely plane I honestly don't think I've been on for 15 years. Does AA not have mainline service to hopkins? When I lived in Cleveland late '90's UA flew a daily DC-10 there from ORD!
And in the mid-90s, Cleveland actually had a more interesting group of HQs. Now, it's claim to fame is a slower declining STL, or they aspire to be Pittsburgh.
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Feb 7, 2024, 4:26 am
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That does bring up the one thing that I do sincerely miss about those CRJ2s. Frequency. I live in an outstation and all the airlines have gone from 4-5 flights throughout the day to either a single early morning mainline flight or one early morning and one late afternoon flight and in some cases have reduced the number of hubs they connect to. Not going to lie, I do actually miss them.
Feb 7, 2024, 8:31 am
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Walking the aisles of A and C is nostalgic for me. I remember walking down the hall here in late 1998 seeing a display set up for the new BusinessFirst seat for Continental Airlines and was so wow'd by it at the time (I had never flown anything but steerage up to that point).
Feb 7, 2024, 8:40 am
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The irony about yesterday's CR2 trip was the lone flight attendant was top notch. He pushed his cart down the aisle with drinks and came back to everyone asking if they wanted anything else all within an hour and a bumpy ride to boot.
About to board a 145 to Philly. I thought initially it was a CR2 but I'm wrong. I think it's another skywest dba as AA eagle.
About to board a 145 to Philly. I thought initially it was a CR2 but I'm wrong. I think it's another skywest dba as AA eagle.
Feb 7, 2024, 9:57 am
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