Being paranoid about missing connections, I chose a morning
flight to DFW with an 8-hour layover for my flight to Cabo San Lucas. It was OK- at least as a solo traveler I
wasn’t subjecting anyone else to my crazy timetable and as a Business Class
passenger I could hang out in the Admirals Club and enjoy munchies, sit on nice
couches and get drinks from the open bar.
Or maybe not. It turned out that
I was not eligible to use the Club for free but could buy a day pass. No, thanks.
I did some research and eventually found a generic club that wasn’t
quite as good as the Admiral’s Club but was $20 cheaper and didn’t reward AA by
paying them for a perk they’d taken away when I wasn’t looking. The Club at DFW had just about every seat
taken and felt more claustrophobic but it filled the bill.
It was a VERY long layover, made worse by a one-hour delay,
but eventually we took off and I sighed with relief. The flight added to my disappointment with
American; for a flight of almost 3 hours leaving at 8 PM, we were served a
small dish of warm mixed nuts (typical
AA appetizer) followed by- a warm cookie. Pitiful.
I was grateful for my supply of protein bars.
There was no line at all at Immigration at SJC, the
timeshare touts had all gone home, and I soon found my driver and got to my
hotel- the Grand Barcelo, which was beautiful even in the dark.
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