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<\/a><\/br> Empty TSA lines at Chicago O’Hare<\/p><\/div>
\nBefore, I thought TSA lines at Chicago O\u2019Hare would be notoriously long, for which I picked AA over UA for longer layover. It came quite to my surprise that there\u2019re literally no people waiting at TSA security lines. Perhaps after all the major news channels blasting TSA for their long lines, they really brought changes.
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<\/a><\/br> American Airlines Fleet in Chicago O’Hare, right after security check.<\/p><\/div>
\nThe good thing about US airport is that, the distance between taxi drop-off and boarding gates is really short, at least for O\u2019Hare Terminal 3. This makes it easy for both business travelers and gun-wielding terrorists. <\/p>\n
Since we still had time to kill, we went to McDonald\u2019s for lunch, then sat near our boarding gate for hours. The American Airlines narrow-body regional jets were hardly as interesting as the wide-bodies back in Beijing.<\/p>\n
AA3627 should be my first flight on a Bombardier CRJ plane. I should be excited, but I guessed back then most of my excitement was due to the return of GPS signals rather than a new plane flown on.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/br> American Eagle CRJ700(N513EG) At the Gate, this was after I had sat down on the plane to Syracuse.<\/p><\/div>\n
As for service, main cabin was served by a robotic speechless black nanny. I shall say, a Japanese-made robot would make better customer experience than her, period.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/br> American Eagle E175 Taking Off<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> American Eagle CRJ700(N543EA) Preparing to Take Off, while All Nippon Airlines 77W(JA781A) Taxiing<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> American Airlines MD83(N9402W) Taxiing<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Shorelines of Lake Michigan<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Shorelines of Lake Michigan<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Snacks and Soda Served On Board<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Lake Conesus and the other Finger Lakes<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Lake Cayuga, with the town of Ithaca at the end of it as my final destination.<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Lake Canandaigua<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> CRJ700 Wing over the Finger Lakes<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a><\/br> Syracuse Hancock Airport Interior<\/p><\/div>
\nThere’s a 737 fuselage display at the left of the escalators (not shown), and the cockpit of 737 at the right, with an entrance fee though.
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<\/a><\/br> Huge Fan at Syracuse Hancock Airport<\/p><\/div>
\nThere’re winglets at the tip of the fan, definitely inspired by airplane design. Not sure whether that’s efficient for a fan.
\nSo to conclude, despite its insignificant size, Syracuse Hancock Airport definitely tried to inspire its travelers with some sort of aviation culture, and that\u2019s great.<\/p>\n
Since there\u2019s a shuttle service waiting for us (and possibly other passengers) to Cornell, we wasted no time in getting out of the airport. Having met our driver who told us he would be waiting for someone on a later plane, and not having eaten anything since lunch (snacks on the plane doesn\u2019t count), we tried to find some restaurant in the airport. The sad news is that, all the catering facilities of Syracuse Airport are inside security, (I guess this is the same for most US airports), which meant we later starved all the way to Ithaca.
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