So what can I expect on this flight?
I am flying this Wednesday to San Antonio International (SAT) from O'Hare International (ORD). I am flying American Airlines on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Is there anything special on this flight such as entertainment. I have heard not to sit at the of the this plane due to the proximity of the engines. I am sitting about 8 rows in front of the last row, near the galley.
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No entertainment except for the crying babies. Light food will be served. So will some soda, juice or water. Bring either your MP3 player, DVD player and buy some food after the security checkpoint. Bring earphones or earplugs. Those MD80s are noisy near the engines. Happy flying!
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I wouldn't expect anything as far as entertainment. Bring your headphones and a book. If you're afraid it will be too noisy, bring some earplugs. Remember some chewing gum to help pop your ears from the altitude change! And if you have a cold, take a decongestant. Have a fun trip!
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? does it matter?
4 :
Those are older planes - and American seems to fly a lot of them for some reason and I can't wait for them to be phased out and replaced with newer Boeing 737s (which I'm sure will happen eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later). Anyway, I digress. They ARE safe but they lack any real features as far as entertainment and such. I would imagine that your flight isn't gonna be much over a couple hours though, so hopefully you can live without a TV to entertain you for that long I fly on these aircraft quite often actually since I usually fly American, and with the exception of these old planes, American is one of the best. I haven't found any part of the plane is significantly better or worse than any other.
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You just have to deal with the folks who all seem to need to use the lav cause they didn't go before they left the airport. The noise is not that bad. Yes, the new 737 will be coming out to replace the S-80's...
