{"id":8471,"date":"2023-10-18T22:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8471"},"modified":"2024-04-30T04:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:56:17","slug":"20231018flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/20231018flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights for Two Overnight Trips to Boston and Baltimore from Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 2023. I made two overnight trips to Boston and Baltimore to run some errands. This post would be about the flights back and forth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182320.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-8', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-major-8', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider8.sync( secondarySlider8 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider9 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-9', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider9 = new Splide( '#splide-major-9', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider9.sync( secondarySlider9 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Oct_8-9_Boston\">Oct 8-9 Boston<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Ticketing\">Ticketing<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I learned that I needed to make this trip only a week in advance, while I was road tripping through Colorado. There&#8217;s not much flexibility with regards to timing (it must take place over the first weekend of October), and somehow flights into and out of Boston were very expensive over that particular weekend. Since I was personally paying for all these trips, given my schedule and hotel availabilities, I decided to fly to Boston on Sunday morning, and back to Chicago on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>For flights to Chicago, United had a (basic economy) itinerary with transfer in Newark at 103USD, that would get me to Boston at 1pm. The flight to Newark departed at 7am, meaning I had to drag myself out of bed early in the morning. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">I had the option of redeeming 7500 Turkish Airlines miles for the same flight to Boston, with the Chicago to Newark leg departing earlier at 6am. Of course, I opted for more sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For my flights back, I came across a set of Spirit Airlines flights that depart Boston at 1pm, with a short connection in Charlotte and land in Chicago at 5pm. Somehow, this itinerary only showed up in online OTA&#8217;s. To purchase it on Spirit&#8217;s own website, one had to search &#8220;multi-city&#8221; then manually enter both legs. At 168USD, this was still cheaper than other &#8220;one-way&#8221; itineraries. (The other airlines wanted ~300USD between the two cities.) The connection time in Charlotte was short but valid, and thus protected since they were on one ticket. I felt that Spirit Airlines wanted to make money on luggage, and by treating the two flights separately it could theoretically charge for luggage twice. Since I only stayed for one night in Boston, I didn&#8217;t need additional luggage.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"United_Airlines_UA659_from_Chicago_O8217Hare_to_Newark\">United Airlines UA659 from Chicago O&#8217;Hare to Newark<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite getting out of bed one time, I spent slightly longer on breakfast on the morning of Oct 8, that I missed a blue line train to O&#8217;Hare airport by a few seconds. The next train 15 minutes later was delayed by an additional 5 minutes compared to schedule. So by the time I reached the airport, it&#8217;s only an hour before my flight&#8217;s scheduled departure.<br \/>\nLuckily, this time there was literally no line for security at United&#8217;s Terminal 1. So by the time I reached the gate (in the satellite concourse C, just like every other time I flew United out of Chicago), boarding was halfway done.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines 659<br \/>\nChicago O&#8217;Hare, IL (ORD) &#8211; Newark, NJ (EWR)<br \/>\nBoeing 757-200 (N29129)<br \/>\nSeat 23A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 7:10am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 7:28am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 10:23am<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 10:02am<br \/>\n1 hour and 34 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4zUMLf5Qf98\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the way, this was my first time flying Boeing&#8217;s 757-200. Sitting over its wing, it&#8217;s not hard to appreciate its enormity (compared to 737 for my next leg).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_063440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_063440.jpg\" width=\"83%\" alt=\"United Airlines B752 (N29129)\" \/><\/a><\/br>United Airlines B752 (N29129)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Newark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_085557C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_085557C9.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Distant Hudson River\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge with its distinctive shape across the river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_085736C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_085736C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_090141C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_090141C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/a><\/br>Skyline of New York City<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_090156C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_090156C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/a><\/br>Skyline of New York City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_063440.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines B752 (N29129)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_085557C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hudson River\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_085736C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_090141C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_090156C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Chicago to Newark.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_063440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_063440.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines B752 (N29129)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>United Airlines B752 (N29129)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Newark.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_085557C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_085557C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hudson River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Hudson River<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge with its distinctive shape across the river.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_085736C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_085736C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_090141C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_090141C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Skyline of New York City<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_090156C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_090156C9.jpg\" alt=\"Skyline of New York City\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Skyline of New York City<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a cloudy day over the Great Lakes and Pennsylvania, so there&#8217;s not much to show along the way. It&#8217;s a southbound landing into Newark airport, so I was given a tour of the Manhattan skyline before touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6jPSFYLKWs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"United_Airlines_UA721_from_Newark_to_Boston\">United Airlines UA721 from Newark to Boston<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Probably due to United shifting some operations to Newark&#8217;s new terminal A, United&#8217;s old terminal C now felt pretty empty. I spent some time working on my laptop before my flight to Boston.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines 721<br \/>\nNewark, NJ (EWR) &#8211; Boston, MA (BOS)<br \/>\nBoeing 737-Max9 (N17529)<br \/>\nSeat 25A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 11:52am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 11:54am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 1:08pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 12:37pm<br \/>\n45 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOmNaz6sWJA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_121856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_121856.jpg\" alt=\"Providence\" \/><\/a><\/br>Providence<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_122528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_122528.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Boston Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_122808C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_122808C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Boston Harbor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_121856.jpg\" alt=\"Providence\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_122528.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231008_122808C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Newark to Boston.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_121856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_121856.jpg\" alt=\"Providence\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Providence<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_122528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_122528.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Boston Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231008_122808C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231008_122808C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Boston Harbor<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a short hop so there&#8217;s not much to talk about. Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uh8VXHEjaF8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Spirit_Airlines_NK1166_from_Boston_to_Charlotte\">Spirit Airlines NK1166 from Boston to Charlotte<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Fast forward to my flights back to Chicago on Oct 9.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that Chase&#8217;s Sapphire Lounge was just above the gates used by Spirit Airlines. (I guessed the typical passenger of Spirit Airlines wouldn&#8217;t be a good match for Chase&#8217;s supposedly premium lounge, but this could likely be the only location available for Chase to open a lounge in Boston airport.)<br \/>\nA short review (for this visit) was that Chase&#8217;s Sapphire Lounge in Boston had fancy decor, the food offerings was on par with the better part of &#8220;The Club&#8221;, but not as good as Capital One at DFW, or even Turkish at IAD in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>I watched the inbound aircraft pulled into the gate from the lounge. Since it arrived with some delay, I stayed in the lounge slightly longer and &#8220;guessed&#8221; the boarding time before making my way to the gate.<\/p>\n<p>Spirit Airlines 1166<br \/>\nBoston, MA (BOS) &#8211; Charlotte, NC (CLT)<br \/>\nAirbus A320 (N642NK)<br \/>\nSeat 8F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 12:48pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 1:28pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 3:18pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 3:24pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 54 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gfBuAEBddhA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_122721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_122721.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Spirit Airlines A320 (N642NK)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Spirit Airlines A320 (N642NK)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Charlotte.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_122730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_122730.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Spirit Airline Planes at Boston Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Spirit Airline Planes at Boston Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from Chase\u2019s Sapphire Lounge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_132855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_132855.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Boston\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Boston<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_133431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_133431.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boston Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_150625.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_150625.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds over North Carolina\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds over North Carolina<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_151503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_151503.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Norman\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Norman<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_152616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_152616.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Charlotte Skyline from Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Charlotte Skyline from Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lots of American Airlines planes for its fortress hub.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_122721.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit Airlines A320 (N642NK)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_122730.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit Airline Planes at Boston Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_132855.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Boston\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_133431.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_150625.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds over North Carolina\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_151503.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Norman\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_152616.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Skyline from Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Boston to Charlotte.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_122721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_122721.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit Airlines A320 (N642NK)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spirit Airlines A320 (N642NK)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Charlotte.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_122730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_122730.jpg\" alt=\"Spirit Airline Planes at Boston Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spirit Airline Planes at Boston Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken from Chase\u2019s Sapphire Lounge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_132855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_132855.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Boston\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Boston<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_133431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_133431.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boston Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_150625.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_150625.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds over North Carolina\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds over North Carolina<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_151503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_151503.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Norman\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Norman<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_152616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_152616.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Skyline from Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Charlotte Skyline from Airport<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Lots of American Airlines planes for its fortress hub.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The flight path from Boston to Charlotte was right over Baltimore and Washington DC that afternoon, but clouds were thick over these two cities. <\/p>\n<p>While we were landing on Charlotte&#8217;s runway 18C, I spotted another Boeing 737-900 from United performing parallel landing on runway 18R. Despite being relatively far away, it&#8217;s still an interesting sight. Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fkUhjMIqC4U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It turned out that the same plane (N642NK) would continue to serve my onward flight to Chicago <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(I knew this by checking FlightRadar24 in advance)<\/span>. Despite we arriving in Charlotte with some delay, I figured I should still have time to check out &#8220;The Club&#8221; lounge during the plane&#8217;s turnaround, which was a short walk from Charlotte&#8217;s concourse A.<br \/>\nIt turned out that late afternoon was a busy time at this lounge, which enacted a &#8220;waiting list&#8221; that I was told was &#8220;about an hour long&#8221;. With that, I headed back to the gate.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Spirit_Airlines_NK1175_from_Charlotte_to_Chicago_O8217Hare\">Spirit Airlines NK1175 from Charlotte to Chicago O&#8217;Hare<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Spirit Airlines 1175<br \/>\nCharlotte, NC (CLT) &#8211; Chicago O&#8217;Hare, IL (ORD)<br \/>\nAirbus A320 (N642NK)<br \/>\nSeat 9A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 4:08pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 4:58pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 5:13pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 5:28pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWrqbm3y63g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182201.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182243.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182309.jpg\" alt=\"Overflying Chicago Coastline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overflying Chicago Coastline<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182337.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_182201.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_182243.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_182309.jpg\" alt=\"Overflying Chicago Coastline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231009_182337.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos overlooking Chicago Skyline.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182201.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182201.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182243.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182243.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182309.jpg\" alt=\"Overflying Chicago Coastline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overflying Chicago Coastline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231009_182337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231009_182337.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Chicago<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>This flight wasn&#8217;t very noteworthy, except for the spectacular view of Chicago&#8217;s skyline glowing under the twilight sun as we approached O&#8217;Hare airport (slideshow above). It&#8217;s as if the entire city was engulfed by the mystic color blue, from the skies above to the lake below.<br \/>\nAnd here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2X4h5wnP_M\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Oct_17-18_Baltimore\">Oct 17-18 Baltimore<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Ticketing-2\">Ticketing<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Unlike a week ago to Boston, this time, I had much more flexibility for my trip to Baltimore, in particular, it could take place in the middle of the week, when fares were lower. That&#8217;s when I came across Frontier Airlines offering flights between Chicago and Baltimore for 78 dollars roundtrip (of which only 29 dollars were fare and carrier charges, the remaining 49 dollars were government taxes). It felt to me that Frontier Airlines knew they couldn&#8217;t fill their planes given it&#8217;s the middle of the week and off peak, so they just decided to sell flights as cheaply as possible to have some marginal income, with the hope of making more money on bags and seats. (Unfortunately for them, I didn&#8217;t need those extra.)<br \/>\nAnother sign for the weak demand, for the planes I flew on, I found Frontier Airlines scheduled flights sparsely, with typical turnaround times larger than 1 hour. This was in contrast to my impression of ULCC (plus Southwest), that tried to squeeze as many flights as possible into a plane&#8217;s schedule for a day. This sure helped with on time performance, which I appreciated.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Frontier_Airlines_F91153_from_Chicago_O8217Hare_to_Orlando\">Frontier Airlines F91153 from Chicago O&#8217;Hare to Orlando<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When searching for flights, I found Frontier operated an earlier departure from Chicago Midway to Orlando that allowed me to take an earlier flight to Baltimore. It&#8217;s also priced as 39 dollars (one-way), but it had a shorter connection in Orlando, and allowed me to arrive in Baltimore early in the afternoon, with more time for my errands. Unfortunately, I hesitated for a few hours, and that flight was gone.<br \/>\nSo instead, I had to make it to O&#8217;Hare&#8217;s terminal 5 (which wasn&#8217;t that straightforward since I took the subway). But at least unlike a week ago, I didn&#8217;t have to wake up early. There&#8217;s no line for security at O&#8217;Hare&#8217;s terminal 5 this time.<\/p>\n<p>I had the option to check out Swissport&#8217;s lounge with my PPS membership, which was the only PPS lounge in Chicago O&#8217;Hare. Given its horrible reviews online, I figured I should do my part to help it go out of business and remove such disgrace from Chicago O&#8217;Hare, so I headed straight to the gate area.<\/p>\n<p>Some other thoughts: I knew as O&#8217;Hare&#8217;s only international terminal, its terminal 5 was recently expanded. At the same time, it also had some new tenants (Delta, Frontier, Southwest) that ran predominantly domestic operations. It sort of defied the purpose of T5&#8217;s expansion as to increase international capacity. On a separate note, since afternoon-evening were peak times for international flights, maybe my visit in the morning wasn&#8217;t representative.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from its linear shape that required a long walk, I found WiFi was weak at the gate area, and only a small portion of the benches had power outlets. So I guessed the only upside was that it wasn&#8217;t crowded in the terminal.<\/p>\n<p>Frontier Airlines 1153<br \/>\nChicago O&#8217;Hare, IL (ORD) &#8211; Orlando, FL (MCO)<br \/>\nAirbus A320neo (N383FR)<br \/>\nSeat 30A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 10:09am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 10:34am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 2:16pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 1:43pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 9 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Of the four legs that I flew with Frontier Airlines, this was the most crowded flight with only a few seats open. Nonetheless, I had an empty middle seat next to me.<br \/>\nDespite the inbound aircraft arriving early and boarding on time, we waited almost 20 minutes for takeoff. (It could be that the use of crosswind runway 22L reduced overall capacity at O&#8217;Hare.) The higher cloud ceiling meant I got clear views of Chicago&#8217;s skyline and Lake Michigan behind it. Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKiPFXdI0w4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_091404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_091404.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Frontier Airlines A320neo (N383FR)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frontier Airlines A320neo (N383FR)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Orlando.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_102023C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_102023C9.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Planes in Line for Takeoff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Felt to me like the morning rush of O\u2019Hare. We waited for almost 20 minutes before takeoff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103756C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103756C9.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Downtown Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103814C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103814C9.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago Midway Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Chicago Midway Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103953.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Southern Shore of Lake Michigan\" \/><\/a><\/br>Southern Shore of Lake Michigan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_091404.jpg\" alt=\"Frontier Airlines A320neo (N383FR)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_102023C9.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_103756C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_103814C9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago Midway Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_103953.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Shore of Lake Michigan\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Chicago to Orlando.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_091404.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_091404.jpg\" alt=\"Frontier Airlines A320neo (N383FR)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Frontier Airlines A320neo (N383FR)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Orlando.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_102023C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_102023C9.jpg\" alt=\"Planes in Line for Takeoff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Planes in Line for Takeoff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Felt to me like the morning rush of O\u2019Hare. We waited for almost 20 minutes before takeoff.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103756C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103756C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Downtown Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103814C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103814C9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago Midway Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Chicago Midway Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_103953.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_103953.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Shore of Lake Michigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Southern Shore of Lake Michigan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to arrival in Orlando, it&#8217;s a cloudless day (typical for Florida sunshine), offering views of the lake-dotted central Floridan landscape, and the sprawling metropolis that we flew past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123308.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/a><\/br>Northern Suburb of Orlando<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123343.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando Executive Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Orlando Executive Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123403.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Orlando\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Orlando<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123438.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern Suburb of Orlando<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123522.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Orlando Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123758.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123758.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes to the South of Orlando\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lakes to the South of Orlando<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123308.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123343.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando Executive Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123403.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Orlando\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123438.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123522.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_123758.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes to the South of Orlando\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Chicago to Orlando.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123308.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Northern Suburb of Orlando<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123343.jpg\" alt=\"Orlando Executive Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Orlando Executive Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123403.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Orlando\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Orlando<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123438.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123438.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Suburb of Orlando\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern Suburb of Orlando<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123522.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Orlando Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_123758.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_123758.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes to the South of Orlando\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lakes to the South of Orlando<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The final approach into Orlando was a little bit bumpy. Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HbNP2IxbSps\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aided by tailwind, Frontier&#8217;s conservative estimation of ground delay at Chicago O&#8217;Hare, or a combination of both, we arrived in Orlando almost half an hour early (despite the takeoff was almost half an hour late). That meant my connecting flight to Baltimore was almost 4 hours later. I planned to check out &#8220;The Club&#8221; lounge, but with its three-hour admission rule, I first stayed in the atrium, which also dubbed as a food court (as a result of which, the chairs were not very clean).<\/p>\n<p>Then a brief review of &#8220;The Club&#8221; at Orlando. I visited it briefly during breakfast hours last September. Back then I felt it&#8217;s one of the better &#8220;The Club&#8221; lounges. This time in the afternoon, it had a decent food selection (I was very into the beef egg rolls), it was packed but not crowded, and apart from one power outlet that didn&#8217;t work, it sure stood out among other &#8220;The Club&#8221; lounges in the states.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Frontier_Airlines_F91242_from_Orlando_to_Baltimore\">Frontier Airlines F91242 from Orlando to Baltimore<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Frontier Airlines 1242<br \/>\nOrlando, FL (MCO) &#8211; Baltimore, MD (BWI)<br \/>\nAirbus A321neo (N604FR)<br \/>\nSeat 32F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 5:43pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 5:52pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 8:02pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 7:36pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 42 minutes<\/p>\n<p>This was my second time departing Orlando. Like the previous time, it was from runway 17L\/35R. I felt this runway could use some intersection departure (instead of having to taxi all the way to its end), it&#8217;s 10000ft\/3048m long after all.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wjGYh7aex0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once airborne, darkness and clouds both arrived as we entered the Carolina&#8217;s, followed by an uneventful flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_175843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_175843.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Sanford Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Orlando Sanford Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_180127C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_180127C9.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Daytona\" \/><\/a><\/br>Daytona<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its iconic motor raceway.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_180850C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_180850C9.jpg\" alt=\"St. Augustine, Florida\" \/><\/a><\/br>St. Augustine, Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_182612C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_182612C9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fort Pulaski\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Fort Pulaski<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_184757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_184757.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds with Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Clouds with Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_175843.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Sanford Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_180127C9.jpg\" alt=\"Daytona\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_180850C9.jpg\" alt=\"St. Augustine, Florida\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_182612C9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fort Pulaski\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231017_184757.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds with Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Orlando to Baltimore.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_175843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_175843.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Orlando Sanford Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Orlando Sanford Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_180127C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_180127C9.jpg\" alt=\"Daytona\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Daytona<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With its iconic motor raceway.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_180850C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_180850C9.jpg\" alt=\"St. Augustine, Florida\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>St. Augustine, Florida<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_182612C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_182612C9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fort Pulaski\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Fort Pulaski<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231017_184757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231017_184757.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds with Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds with Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Frontier_Airlines_F91573_from_Baltimore_to_Atlanta\">Frontier Airlines F91573 from Baltimore to Atlanta<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Fast forward to the next day. I finished my errands early and made it to the airport at 1:15pm, more than 2 hours before my flight&#8217;s departure. With that, I checked out &#8220;The Club&#8221; at Baltimore. This was a small-size lounge but not as crowded.<\/p>\n<p>Frontier Airlines 1573<br \/>\nBaltimore, MD (BWI) &#8211; Atlanta, GA (ATL)<br \/>\nAirbus A321neo (N606FR)<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 3:47pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 3:49pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 5:51pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 5:17pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 28 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The flight to Atlanta was only about half-full, that flight attendants had to re-seat people for weight and balance purposes. In the latter part of the flight, I caught some sights of the southern part of Blue Ridge Mountains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_151000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_151000.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Atlanta\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boarding Flight to Atlanta<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_164725C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_164725C9.jpg\" alt=\"Asheville, NC\" \/><\/a><\/br>Asheville, NC<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_165039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_165039.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blue Ridge Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Beech Gap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_170156.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_170156.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Lanier<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_170432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_170432.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Lanier<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_171142C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_171142C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Downtown Atlanta<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_171428C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_171428C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Downtown Atlanta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_151000.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Atlanta\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_164725C9.jpg\" alt=\"Asheville, NC\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_165039.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_170156.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_170432.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_171142C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_171428C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the flight from Baltimore to Atlanta.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_151000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_151000.jpg\" alt=\"Boarding Flight to Atlanta\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boarding Flight to Atlanta<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_164725C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_164725C9.jpg\" alt=\"Asheville, NC\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Asheville, NC<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_165039.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_165039.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ridge Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Blue Ridge Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near Beech Gap.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_170156.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_170156.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Lanier<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_170432.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_170432.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Lanier\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Lanier<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_171142C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_171142C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Downtown Atlanta<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_171428C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_171428C9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Atlanta\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Downtown Atlanta<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pLc94zzuv0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We landed more than half an hour early, but was held for 15 minutes for a gate to become available. A sign of Atlanta as the world&#8217;s busiest airport.<\/p>\n<p>After that, I had a 4-hour connection for my flight to Chicago. So I headed for the international concourse F and hoped to check out &#8220;The Club&#8221; lounge. This was a busy lounge, outside which there was a line to get on its &#8220;waiting list&#8221;. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_185636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-m\/20231018_185636.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Atlanta Airport Concourse F\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_190326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-m\/20231018_190326.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Atlanta Airport Concourse F\" \/><\/a><\/br>Atlanta Airport Concourse F<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">To kill time while on the waiting list, I took rest in this spacious and modern concourse F atrium. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It turned out that the &#8220;waiting list&#8221; was pretty short (~10 min), and once inside &#8220;The Club&#8221;, about 1\/3 of the seats were unoccupied. On the flip side, the food and beverage offerings were, at best, mediocre. They were unappetizing enough that later, I returned to concourse E to grab some McDonald&#8217;s.<br \/>\nThe only remarkable part of the lounge was probably its &#8220;business center&#8221;. From its name, I envisioned it would feature computers and printers, but instead, a few recliner seats. The seats were so comfortable that I felt asleep on them (so long for the &#8220;business&#8221; part).<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Frontier_Airlines_F91356_from_Atlanta_to_Chicago_Midway\">Frontier Airlines F91356 from Atlanta to Chicago Midway<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Once at the boarding gate, the few Frontier agents were busy meddling with their boarding pass scanner that seemed for a moment was broken. This resulted in some delay (frankly, of the four Frontier legs, this was the one I really hoped to be on time).<\/p>\n<p>Frontier Airlines 1356<br \/>\nAtlanta, GA (ATL) &#8211; Chicago Midway, IL (MDW)<br \/>\nAirbus A320neo (N335FR)<br \/>\nSeat 28F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 9:46pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 10:46pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 10:22pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival \t    &#8211; 10:46pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 24 minutes<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224133.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Chicago\" \/><\/a><\/br>Approaching Chicago<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224153.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Chicago at Night<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224202.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Chicago at Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_224133.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Chicago\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_224153.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails-s\/20231018_224202.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Chicago skyline at night.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224133.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224133.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Approaching Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224153.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224153.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Chicago at Night<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/20231018_224202.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2023\/10\/flight\/thumbnails\/20231018_224202.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Chicago at Night\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Chicago at Night<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The flight itself wasn&#8217;t remarkable, until it ended with a spectacular neon show of Chicago&#8217;s skyline. Just like a week ago, but this time I flew into Chicago Midway where the approach path was closer to downtown Chicago. Minutes later, we landed into a rainy Chicago night.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2023. I made two overnight trips to Boston and Baltimore to run some errands. This post would be about the flights back and forth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[542,579,592],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8774,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8471\/revisions\/8774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}