FLYING INTO CHI-BERIA! American A319 Main Cabin Extra Review

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The Midwest was hit some really harsh winter weather right around the time I was supposed to come home from New York. Because of the severe conditions, I was able to adjust my flights to come back after the worst of the snow had passed. Chicago itself was experiencing sub-zero temperatures, hence the nickname "Chi-beria".

This was my first flight on American's Airbus A319, flying one of the legacy US Airways planes from Washington Reagan to Chicago O'Hare.

Date of Travel: January 14th, 2024
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Airbus A319-100 (N717UW)
Route: Washington Reagan, DC to Chicago O'Hare, IL
Duration: 1h 50min
Seat: 9A (Main Cabin Extra)

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:50 DCA Airport
03:00 American's A319
05:30 Scenic Departure
09:15 Inflight
10:35 Frigid Arrival & Conclusion

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[brucecook]

My brother was in Washington, DC that weekend too but he flew on United into Dulles! He was delayed 2hrs on the ORD-IAD route on January 13th and delayed 3hrs on the IAD-ORD route on January 15th. Good trip report by the way, man!

[hehepro]

2:39 love that southwest 737-700 takeoff

[rm_m]

9:08 That turbulence is giving me flashbacks to when I flew from Lahore to Dubai on Emirates Boeing 777-300ER back in February 2017. The flight was subject to severe turbulence over Balochistan.

[PapaVanTwee]

I was shocked to see you not only flew over Plymouth, Indiana, but that you included it in the video. It was fun finding landmarks, and eventually the place I grew up, and where my dad still lives today. Thanks!

[ck]

I really enjoy your interesting and informative trip reports!!! This one was really unique in the bitter cold. I enjoyed seeing the planes after you landed at ORD. Go Illini!!!

[lemonkeet]

Great trip report as usual! Slight correction however, BWI is considered the busiest of the three DC airports, with 27.1 million served each year.

[JD-Films]

Nice trip report! I think you are one of the best aviation YouTubers!

[ethancampbell]

7:25 CFMs sound great on T/O with buzzsaw goodness.

[greghuang]

Nice video! I also flew an AA A319 into Chicago, one day after this video was taken! And yes, the cold in Chicago was not fun at all

[ewilson]

Enjoy your reports. DCA is such a unique place. The American gates are luxurious compared to the Southwest area down in Terminal 1. There are 9 gates and3 airlines all in 1 room, with only 1 set of bathrooms and very few amenities. It's a mess!

[red.guevarra]

That's cold! Also having second thoughts about trying to reach Sapphire again; Ruby status has been working for me just fine except w/o domestic lounge status. I know Admiral's Clubs are mediocre but is having access to Flagships at ORD and DFW worth going through the hurdles of getting Sapphire? Hmmm....
- Red

[Blank]

There is one ex-Frontier A319 with the newer seats and leather bulkheads from Oasis but still has smaller bins

[nicholasaviation]

Great video! Just one question, why didn't you just do a straight shot from HPN to ORD?

[timgibbons]

Great video, even if I'm biased as I fly for American lol

[Blank]

Now there are rumors that the Sharklet A319s will get Oasis and the rest will be retired

[EpicThe]

3:11 you got an A319-114 A319-111 former US Airways version the better version it's actually the A319-115s due to them having Winglets. If they want the same that currently fly on A319-114s A319-111s might as well order A319-153Ns to finish off the old A319-114s A319-131s and A319-111s. Leaving the newer A319-115Wls to stay eventually finished off by Max 7s. I wonder how would United Airlines get rid of their older B737-724s A319-131s? Same possible path as AA A319-153Ns commonality with the max Fleet Leap-X or A319-171Ns PW1100Gs like the A321-271Ns

[earor]

I flew out 5 days earlier (it was supposed to be 6)

[Blank]

AA better replace these older A319s with the MAX7. I know it’s not looking good for the MAX7, but because AA strong-armed Boeing into re-engining the 737 instead of making a clean-sheet, AA needs to live with that fact and act accordingly by ordering more MAXes

[andrewsunde]

I'm sorry but isn't Baltimore Washington the busiest airport in the region?

[tonyde]

I seriously wish that you among many other people would stop overreacting to cold weather in Chicago; and STOP calling us CHIBERIA. Here's a simple fact of life; It gets COLD in the Winter. Period.