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Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

IMO, the one domestic airline that manages to rise above the fray is Virgin America. Brand new Airbus a319/320s, leather seats, mood lighting, extensive IFE, onboard outlets, fun, easygoing staff, cool terminal and lobby areas, etc. They really are as good as it gets when it comes to domestic travel. American/United/US Scareways/etc have dated on-board products and offerings, stupid nickel and dime fees for the smallest of amenities, and old, grumpy, menopausal staff. Not to mention aging, unrenovated jets, and small, cramped regional jets on long-ish routes:

I'll agree with this. My travel from ORD to SFO and LAX has picked up in recent years and I always flew American. Once Virgin started service I haven't been back on AA on these routes as the pricing has almost always been better and the flight experience/cabin crew is far superior.

As for United....if they had the last plane out of hell I wouldn't get on it.