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39. Yeah, Charlotte is a hub for American Airlines...

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:48 AM

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...so from there, you can go just about anywhere.

I will note that I hate Charlotte Airport, not for the airport itself, but for the way American is set up there. When they bought out USAirways years ago, they took their gate slots, which are on the opposite end of the airport from the old American gates. They've broken it out so that the smaller commuter planes land at one end of the airport, and the larger long-haul planes are on the opposite end.

I had to make a connection once, and my flight was showing as "Boarding" as we landed...when I got off the plane, there was a sign saying it was a 17 minute walk to my connecting flight. I made it, barely, and was the last person to board.

That experience kind of soured me on Charlotte

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