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American Airlines Vs United Airlines Comparison Essay
American Airlines vs. United Airlines – A Comparison
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Readers of this site know that I have selected American Airlines as my airline of choice. I live near Austin, Texas: only Southwest offers more service from Austin than American, but Southwest does not offer international service or service to Hawaii, so that eliminated them from my consideration. I try to do all of my traveling on American Airlines or one of its Oneworld partners.
I recently had to attend a conference in San Francisco: the corporate travel agent made the reservations for me and I had no choice in the matter, I had to fly on United Airlines. I hadn’t flown United in several years, and thought a comparison of UA and AA would be of interest to you.
I have flown around the continental United States, to …show more content…
You can get a complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.
Power Outlets
American has 12-volt power outlets on its aircraft, providing a place to plug in your laptop or DVD player. United does not. This is a definite advantage to American, particularly on a long flight where your battery will not last long enough to get you to your destination.
Arrival Information:
Without exception, every American Airlines flight I’ve taken has featured arrival information announcements. One of the flight attendants announces our arrival gate, where to pick up our luggage, and departure information for connecting flights.
United offered no information other than the recommendation that we review the video screens in the terminal for information. This was a problem when we arrived in Austin as passengers from my flight wandered around the luggage area trying to figure out which carousel had our bags. An on-flight announcement would have helped prevent this.
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There you have it, a short and totally un-scientific comparison of American and United Airlines. Did I find one airline to be dramatically better than the other?
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