I'm kind of in a rush, but I wanted to get this on here before I leave on Wednesday.
We were going to Chicago to meet up with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law for my brother-in-law's brother's wedding. My parents like to fly direct, so I turned to United, the only airline with direct flights to Chicago from CHS. While making the reservations, I found it was $140 less to switch in CLT on the way there and to go back direct. We decided to do that.
We got to the airport at ~11:25. I told my mom that we needed to check in with US Airways (even though we made our reservations with United--we were on a US Airways flight to CLT), but she told me that we should check in with United. Sure enough! When we got to the United check in desk, they told us to go to the US Airways one!
We checked in there pretty easily and then I found out I had been randomly selected for the extra security stuff! Yay!
We hurried to the security checkpoint. This was the only time I had ever seen a line at the Concourse B security. I was funneled off to the side, where I waited in a line with 2 people in front of me. They were taken pretty quickly, but they kind of forgot about me. 20 minutes later, they took me through. I ran into the concourse just in time to hear the final boarding call for my flight, so I ran onboard.
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6-25-04
US Airways
UA #2814
CHS-CLT
Sched. Dep.: 12:25
Act. Dep.: 12:20
Sched. Arr.: 1:20
Act. Arr.: 1:07
737-300
Seat 16A
I got on the plane and found my seat. Not to much legroom, but it was enough. The mayor of Charleston was sitting a couple rows behind us, so he chatted with my dad for a minute. The security stuff was done on the overhead monitors. Unlike my last flight b/w CHS and CLT (actually it was a CLT-CHS flight), the f/as were very attentive and walked through the cabin several times. The flight was pretty uneventful. It was so short that no drinks or snacks were served.
The captain said it was partly cloudy in CLT, but we descended through large storms. On the ground it was raining. We pulled up to the gate--C11 or C15 if I remember correctly.
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Our connecting flight was leaving from B14, so we had a long walk. Thanks to the moving sidewalks, though, it was easy. The CLT airport is so convenient. It is always a pleasure to switch there. I got a drink from Starbucks in concourse B right by my gate. I went over to the gate right when I expected boarding to begin, but the plane was not at the gate yet. Finally, the plane pulled up, but right before it was to a point where it could attach to the jetway, the tarmac cleared. All the planes stopped moving. The gate agents announced that there had been a lightning strike within airport grounds and that the plane could not pull in to the gate, as no one was allowed out on the ramp. After about 20 minutes, the plane pulled in. It deplaned quickly and then we boarded.
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6-25-04
US Airways
UA #2026
CLT-ORD
Sched. Dep.: 2:10
Act. Dep.: 3:30
Sched. Arr.: 3:05
Act. Arr.: 4:30
737-300
Seat 18A
Although the flight was late, the f/as were just as cheerful. We took off and ascended through heavy rain clouds. We went through a lot of turbulance--my mom got really scared. For someone who is so interested in aviation, I feel like it is wierd how I hate turbulance! Parts of it were pretty scary for many on the flight. There were a couple of screams. Once we got above the clouds, though it was calm. I took out my laptop and watched the simpsons. The f/as came around with the beverage cart and gave full cans of soda to everyone!
We started to descend through the clear Chicago sky. We circled around downtown and touched down at O'hare.
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We made our way to the baggage claim and waited 31 minutes for our bags! After that, we took the L downtown and had a fun weekend in Chicago!
Here we go:
Aircraft: 8/10 (they showed 2 things: their age and how well they were maintained)
In-flight service: 9/10 (they couldn't have been nicer!)
Baggage: 5/10 (they got it there, but we had to wait a long time)
Overall: 7.5/10 (US Airways handled everything very professionally.
EDIT:
the first flight had 117 people on board.
The second had about 120.
We were going to Chicago to meet up with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law for my brother-in-law's brother's wedding. My parents like to fly direct, so I turned to United, the only airline with direct flights to Chicago from CHS. While making the reservations, I found it was $140 less to switch in CLT on the way there and to go back direct. We decided to do that.
We got to the airport at ~11:25. I told my mom that we needed to check in with US Airways (even though we made our reservations with United--we were on a US Airways flight to CLT), but she told me that we should check in with United. Sure enough! When we got to the United check in desk, they told us to go to the US Airways one!


We hurried to the security checkpoint. This was the only time I had ever seen a line at the Concourse B security. I was funneled off to the side, where I waited in a line with 2 people in front of me. They were taken pretty quickly, but they kind of forgot about me. 20 minutes later, they took me through. I ran into the concourse just in time to hear the final boarding call for my flight, so I ran onboard.
-------------------------------------------------
6-25-04
US Airways
UA #2814
CHS-CLT
Sched. Dep.: 12:25
Act. Dep.: 12:20
Sched. Arr.: 1:20
Act. Arr.: 1:07
737-300
Seat 16A
I got on the plane and found my seat. Not to much legroom, but it was enough. The mayor of Charleston was sitting a couple rows behind us, so he chatted with my dad for a minute. The security stuff was done on the overhead monitors. Unlike my last flight b/w CHS and CLT (actually it was a CLT-CHS flight), the f/as were very attentive and walked through the cabin several times. The flight was pretty uneventful. It was so short that no drinks or snacks were served.
The captain said it was partly cloudy in CLT, but we descended through large storms. On the ground it was raining. We pulled up to the gate--C11 or C15 if I remember correctly.
-----------------------------------------
Our connecting flight was leaving from B14, so we had a long walk. Thanks to the moving sidewalks, though, it was easy. The CLT airport is so convenient. It is always a pleasure to switch there. I got a drink from Starbucks in concourse B right by my gate. I went over to the gate right when I expected boarding to begin, but the plane was not at the gate yet. Finally, the plane pulled up, but right before it was to a point where it could attach to the jetway, the tarmac cleared. All the planes stopped moving. The gate agents announced that there had been a lightning strike within airport grounds and that the plane could not pull in to the gate, as no one was allowed out on the ramp. After about 20 minutes, the plane pulled in. It deplaned quickly and then we boarded.
--------------------------------------
6-25-04
US Airways
UA #2026
CLT-ORD
Sched. Dep.: 2:10
Act. Dep.: 3:30
Sched. Arr.: 3:05
Act. Arr.: 4:30
737-300
Seat 18A
Although the flight was late, the f/as were just as cheerful. We took off and ascended through heavy rain clouds. We went through a lot of turbulance--my mom got really scared. For someone who is so interested in aviation, I feel like it is wierd how I hate turbulance! Parts of it were pretty scary for many on the flight. There were a couple of screams. Once we got above the clouds, though it was calm. I took out my laptop and watched the simpsons. The f/as came around with the beverage cart and gave full cans of soda to everyone!
We started to descend through the clear Chicago sky. We circled around downtown and touched down at O'hare.
------------------------------------------
We made our way to the baggage claim and waited 31 minutes for our bags! After that, we took the L downtown and had a fun weekend in Chicago!
Here we go:
Aircraft: 8/10 (they showed 2 things: their age and how well they were maintained)
In-flight service: 9/10 (they couldn't have been nicer!)
Baggage: 5/10 (they got it there, but we had to wait a long time)
Overall: 7.5/10 (US Airways handled everything very professionally.
EDIT:
the first flight had 117 people on board.
The second had about 120.
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