I always spend my entire layovers there hating that place. It simultaneously gets more expensive and worse at the same time.
AA3023 Incident. DEN - MIA, July 26 2025
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Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Just walking through the lobby casinos annoys me
I know there’s a handful of good restaurants there but none really work for to the “I’m alone and have to wake up at 4am to go to work” experience. Even then I’d expect they’re more expensive and have gone downhill since the last time I had them.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Some of it’s probably personality, and some of its probably living in a small town for 15 years, but the casinos and big shopping malls just make me stressed out/overstimulated. Which is weird because I love the chaos that is walking around any big city downtown…NYC, Boston, Chicago… love it. The mall of America? Big fat NOPE
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
I hate Vegas. But in the off season it can be an easy get away. Rooms can be cheap, and tons of flights. Vegas in the busy season? Hell no.
I watched a few of these, and I stand corrected: You are technically correct. But my point is still somewhat on key: these videos only mention the topic for a second or 2, with little or no visual provided. Addressing leaving carry-on bags onboard is almost an afterthought.
In contrast, this Japan Airlines video, which spends about 20 seconds telling you not to take your bags with you and why, does so with impressive visuals. That stood out to me. I noticed. This could be part of the reason this problem is more common on American carriers. Nobody is noticing. The point isn't driven home.
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Karnage
I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
Have you been on a US based airline lately? No one, and I mean no one, is watching the safety demo. When it comes on and interrupts the movie/sports/faux news people just grab their phone and scroll away like robots until the end. There could be a code to win $500 cash in every video and still no one would watch it.
Fair point.
CFI A&P
Exploring the world one toilet at a time.
Which is why I make a point to have my phone in my pocket and watch the demo. They're professionals that are going to save your life, the least anyone can do is give them 90 seconds of undivided attention and respect.
I feel it is twice as important if you're in the business and wearing any kind of uniform, otherwise the people of Reddit will tell everyone "I was on this flight, and a pilot in uniform - I think for ____, and they didn't even watch the demo. It must not be that important."
Karnage
I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
I wish our safety demo video was only 90 seconds... even I might pay attention then.
And I agree to your point about watching it intently in uniform, and 9/10 times I manage to do so as well. But I'm not gonna lie, my squirrel brain struggles with it sometimes since it's just under 5 minutes long.
CFI A&P
Exploring the world one toilet at a time.
True, some of them are longer - but still important. It is still hard for me to stop thinking about the five to ten things that I'm mentally juggling, but still feels important to give them respect.
Wardogg
Meat Popsicle
Giving them respect is different than the information is worth paying attention to. The whole 5 minutes ought to be focused on the dos and don’ts of ground evacs. Where it really could mean the difference between life or death. The rest of that info is superfluous. And ignored for that matter. Seatbelt operation, O2 masks and life jackets? No one is paying attention. Do this or you might burn to death? That might, MIGHT, get some attention.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Safety demo videos are ridiculous. Virgin America started the trend. Since then they’ve gone down hill. United had one with a concert hall, Scottish (?) bagpipes, snow sledding, all nonsense that technically checked the box for the FAA, but in no way represented an airplane. Ridiculous BS.
These videos need to be brief on and on point, 90 seconds max like @Karnage said.
These videos need to be brief on and on point, 90 seconds max like @Karnage said.
Minuteman
I HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING!
Pax video from the back of a plane. Lookit all them open bins (different incident, the rear doors are not open).
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1mbvhqw/american_airlines_flight_attendants_trying_to/
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1mbvhqw/american_airlines_flight_attendants_trying_to/
The nice thing about flying corporate is that you interact directly with pax. The awful thing about flying corporate is you interact directly with pax. Anyhow, I’ve added “and don’t pull out your phones till you see me with mine” to the brief. Also, we do periodic “pop quizzes” where a pax gets to open the door. Nobody wants to look dumb and folks seemed to start paying more attention since we started that tactic.