Flying right over top of downtown Phoenix as we glide in to runway 8 at PHX Moments before landing on runway 8 at PHX Due to the winds out of the east, we flew straight into runway 8, overflying downtown Phoenix on the way in. The flight was short – only 45 minutes or so from wheels up to wheels down. Rainy skies in San Diego while we wait for a departure slot Finally on the way out of SAN with an excellent view of Terminal 2 I thought that the advertising on the tray tables was low-class and annoying The view out the window: there’s a little bit of wing flex going on! We had a 15 minute wait once we got there, because of flow control into PHX (which according to the pilot, was a regular occurrence that early in the morning). It was kind of a gloomy morning in San Diego, and the sun disappeared behind the clouds as we pushed back from the gate and made our way to the threshold of runway 27 for departure. It didn’t quite happen that way – it was early and I was tired…my brain wasn’t ready for information overload. This was my first flight since the FAA relaxed it’s rules on mobile device usage, and before this flight I was thinking that I’d probably be using my iPhone from the moment we sat down all the way until we took off. The USAirways A321 taking me to PHX this morning Boarding at gate 33 for US567 SAN-PHX Empty gate area at SANīoarding was right on time, though a bit chaotic due to the fact that this was a full A321 flight and there was construction going on directly in front of the gate. Despite the fact that there are many 6:30am flights out of SAN every morning, the airport seemed awfully quiet. Since I already had my boarding passes (printed the night before), I went right through security and out into the main terminal. View of the new dual-level green build at SAN Entrance to T2 West at SAN on the ground level Once I arrived at the airport, it was quiet and dark, which provided an excellent opportunity to take a few nice pics of the newly built extension built onto terminal 2 west. The drive down to the airport in the morning was fast and easy as usual considering the early hour. No matter though – I was anxious enough to get going so an early departure didn’t phase me at all. Somehow I thought it was an 8:30am flight, so that caught me a little off guard. Seat: 26A (economy) USAirways A321 (N551UW) side view illustration by ĭespite being excited about this trip, it wasn’t until the evening until departure that I realized that I had a 6:30am flight out of SAN. I was that desperate to hit the road again. Yeah, I was excited about finally getting back in the air again after being on the ground for a few weeks – and the fact that I was really excited about a short hop over to Phoenix and back says a lot. The days leading up to this flight went by painfully slow. It’s hard to imagine a time when economy class seats were as thick as domestic first class seats, but that’s the way it used to be… Segment 1 of 2: San Diego to Phoenix The most interesting thing (my opinion anyway) is how thick the seats are. The following is a review of USAirways A321 economy from way back in 2013.
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