Have you flown American Airlines recently? We usually fly..

Sisters and I flew AA June 2 and again on June 9.
Sister paid to select the bulkhead seating which has much more leg space, but carry on has to go
up in the bins because there is no chair in front of you to slide the bag under.

We were offered the choice to pay more and select our seating, or get the bulkhead seating.
AA does charge for the bags unless you are a loyalty customer. Sister said to join their program and
get the first bag free.

When I fly to Ottawa, I just fly Air Canada because the larger airline companies put me in a "partner
airline" and I end up on Air Canada anyway. I would think that there would be more flight options for
Toronto.

Insignificant detail: June 2021 was the last month AA will put a print magazine in the seat as "customers do not want that now."

Also, the inseat movie screen was no longer was functional. One had to view any movie on either a phone or ipad/tablet. The customer had to download AA app, connect to the plane's wifi and then view any movie.

AA has been having a lot of staffing issues and canceled flights lately. Look for news about it.

We had an experience so bad with them a couple of years ago that I’ll never fly them again, but I know everyone has their airline horror stories.

I would fly with Air Canada. 

I was looking at the booking site recently and noticed that there isn't a direct LAX-YYZ flight anymore.  There is a stop-over in YVR.  Don't forget that you go thru Canada Customs at the first entry point into Canada.  Make sure that you have enough time to go thru Customs and then to your connecting flight.  Air Canada is really good with connecting flights.

Being a member of AAdvantage will not get you free baggage.  You have to have an AA credit card to get free baggage (the flight has to be charged to the card).  The free baggage is only valid in the continental US too.

I plan to never fly American Airlines again, if at all possible. I fly a lot and the worst flight I’ve ever taken was American. What should have been a six hour flight home was almost 22 hours and a nightmare. We were delayed for hours and they never explained why or kept us updated. Offered no information, support or help getting another flight. Never apologized.

They did send me an email asking for me to rate my flight and I did, a scathing review. American never responded which didn’t surprise me at all.

If they have open first class seats, they will offer them the day before your flight. Sometimes I’ll upgrade. It’s worth the extra perks and only costs around $100?

DD has been flying the past 6 weeks or so and uses United. Most of her flights (all the direct ones) have been cancelled and she's been rebooked on other flights - always a much worse time or connection. While AA and SW are getting the press right now, United seems to be having its own issues. Her flights have been uneventful and on time/early though.

We just flew to Texas with AA a couple of weeks ago and came home last week. It was a nightmare ! Cancelled flights, delayed flights, sitting in a plane because they had navigation problems and we had a 10 hour layover before we made it back home. To top it off our luggage was lost.
AA is not the airline to fly with right now !

Yes, the announcement read as if it is for everyone. Is anything on the website?

Hi flanz! I've flown AA a lot, but not since Covid. I have problems with every flight I take regardless of carrier. Just be glad you aren't flying with me. LOL!

I really just want to say, have a safe and fun trip!