A TORTUROUS FLIGHT on American Airlines - New York to London. A DISGRACE to The USA! SHAME on YOU!!

Any airline can have a bad day with service. However, if you are 6'4”, it cant be a surprise to you that an economy class seat is gonna be tight for you. Most airlines have the option for wxtra legroom and/or Premium Economy yet you choose to book the cheapest and then whine about what you surely already knew would happen. Dont give up you ur say job...

Good video, I enjoyed watching… But, you get what you pay for. From a value standpoint it would appear you did pretty good for under $600US. You flew Trans Atlantic, watched a movie, had a meal and arrived safely and didn’t look to worse for wear. While I agree AA sucks, you do have to consider value and on that standard I think you came out on top!

I'm from Brazil and haven't been in the U.S. or flown on American in many years, but you should see the reputation they have here and the even worse service they provide on their South American routes. And mind you, they have improved, as they now fly those routes with newer 787s and 777s. When I flew them, it was on vintage 767s and 757s that were old even for that time. Hard benches with worn upholstery that wouldn't recline more than some two inches, overhead CRT monitors, inedible greasy food, and the worst part: the cabin crew. They seemed to have been trained at the same kennel where the Gestapo trained their man-eating Rottweilers — at least, they barked the same to the passengers! Never, never a smile, meal trays literally THROWN at your table, they seemed to always be reminding you that you were an annoyance that they were not paid enough to tolerate. Later I flew United to the U.S. and it was MUCH better, light-years ahead of AA. To their credit, I've had better experiences with their services within the U.S., and they were very well organised on the ground, but remember that this was many years ago. They at least used to be very reliable back then, without the many horror stories of too frequent cancellations and delays that now plague AA's reviews (and even more importantly, HOW they deal with those disruptions). Recently a very well known Brazilian journalist and podcaster was stuck for THREE DAYS at JFK because his AA flight back home was overbooked, and they only placed him on a subsequent flight three days later, with the whole ordeal being shown live on his social networks with millions of followers. AA didn't even give him a hotel, he had to sleep on the airport benches. And instead of offering some compensation or at least an apology, AA later sent him a "cease and desist" letter threatening legal action for slander if he didn't remove the posts, but he showed the letter on his social networks as well, making their PR disaster even worse. The posts weren't removed, and as far as I know, they didn't sue him.

Personally I think American Airlines and British airlines are equal when it comes to bad service. That partnership goes well together.

Why is a guy who spent US$150k on a Porsche golf cart that makes him miserable not flying business class and instead flying miserable coach being miserable? He must love misery.

A very authentic reflection of airline travel in the 21st century! And as for personal space, there's no other place outside of a plane where we'd sit that intimately close with a complete stranger for so long! And I think they'll just keep squeezing more people in until we're basically just cattle. I see you got the cattle feed anyway so we're half way there already. Cheers for this, reminds me why I tend not to fly long haul anymore.

Whether i go to an airline, a doctor, a lawyer, the dentist or tomorrow, an Enrolled Agent, I take a pad, pen, book to read. I go to the bathroom before I leave home, when I arrive at the airport, before boarding the plane last. I wait until everyone leaves the plane before getting up - dumb clucks don't understand that their bags arrive on the carousel at the same time as the first class bags. Go to the bathroom before going through customs. If you want first class service, pay for first class seating. If you want better food or seats at the airport, pay for the airline club membership.

As a 6’4” man you should travel premium economy.

When Ryanair looks more comfortable you know its bad

It's just a shrieking hollow tube with chairs to sit on. I just want it to get my butt there safely. I disappear into noise cancelling headphones and eat my own snacks. I want to stay frosty for any emergencies, so no alcohol. Could not care less about customer service. I wish we could deplane from all exits though.

Remember when travel was fun? It hasn't been in years and, yeah, American should probably be called Ameri-CAN'T. I took a flight several years ago from LAX to Minnesota. I was near the front of the line in the boarding process, yet when I reached the entrance to the jetway, a very unpleasant female gate agent snapped, "You'll have to check your carry-on. The overhead bins are full." I didn't see how that was possible, but she refused to let me enter with my bag so I went ahead and checked it. Upon boarding the aircraft, I couldn't help but notice that there was ample space remaining in the overhead bins -- they were nowhere near full. As the same woman passed through the plane to check on things, I got her attention and pointed to the overhead bins to let her know there was indeed space above. She just looked away as if to say, "Oh well." Long story short, when I claimed my bag upon arrival, they had broken one wheel off my roller bag, which I had to pay to repair since airlines won't repair handles or wheels. Happy travels!

It seems that you don’t set the expectation bar correctly. I did not see any abuse being perpetrated by American Airlines. You got exactly what you paid for.

Genuine question. How do people afford to live? $15 for liquorice, world has gone mad

Looked very cramped and uncomfortable on that plane 😮 Thanks for the vids, Lee, very interesting 😊

Great vlog lee, even though your flight wasnt good,, nice views from the window. Glad you got back safely

Not quite as bad as Air Canada. We flew Montreal to Heathrow overnight last September. Airport Ok airside but very uncomfortable landside. Boarding system chaotic, seats cramped as usual. 2 hours delay for takeoff. Evening meal OK, breakfast appalling - small tub of yoghurt and a croissant shaped bread roll that had never even heard the word "butter" - and that was it. The staff were most noticeable by their absence. We did fly back to Vancouver with Air Canada which was a little better but that was a day flight and at least was on time. We had stocked up on snacks for the journey and we know both the airports so had no problems there. American Airlines seems to be just like the rest of their systems.

Perfectly normal trans Atlantic eco experience. I am a Brit living in USA and hop between regularly. This is the current state of travel. At the price point what do you expect? Food was poor - you will survive. Didn’t catch if it was on time, safe etc?

I flew JFK to Heathrow in Sept of ‘22. The seat was so narrow I had black and blue bruises on my hips from squishing into the seat. It was horrible. Then the Queen passed and all my tours were cancelled. It was impossible to get around the city because of the Que. Even the black cabs couldn’t get me near things because of roads blocked off. On the way back I upgraded my seat just to survive. I’m afraid to go back to London in case Charles dies.

I have flown AA business and first to London recently. I have not flown this route coach in more than 30 yrs. I can tell you to expect similar from Virgin and British Airways as far as seat space. Feel free to look that up and you will see. The old space you got in the 1990s is now Premium economy roughtly. Maybe Premium Economy is slightly larger than the old coach.

Thanks Lee for taking us with you enjoyed you're vlog 👍hope you have a safe journey back to blighty welcome home mate!!!