N973AN in OneWorld livery at the gate in PIT.

My chicken lunch on AA1044. The main was too salty for my liking.

Routing of AA1044 as captured on FlightRadar24.

Phoenix to Pittsburgh

March 21 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

American Airlines AA1044 | PHX/PIT
Domestic First Class
Boeing 737-800 | N973AN
STA/0943 | ATA/1637

My HNL to PHX flight took an agonizingly long time to get to the gate after landing. From there, it was a mad scramble from the end of the B Pier to the end of the A Pier.

I was upgraded on this flight and on the next sector to JFK. When I checked my JFK to BCN flight, I was stoked to see my seat assignment was 3D on an Iberia flight, which led me to believe AA had rebooked me in Business Class. Alas, my joy was shortlived. Upon further investigation, I realized I had been rebooked on a flight operated by Level, Iberia’s low cost subsidiary, and that I was in Premium Economy. Ah well.

My flight to PIT was fine, and we were crewed by a set of flight attendants who behaved pleasantly and professionally. I slept some more after downing my lunch.Read more