FLYING FIRST CLASS ON AMERICAN IS NOT SO FIRST CLASS

I have so many miles I treated myself to First Class during the Christmas trip.  Because I am short, leg room in coach is not a problem for me, so First Class added nothing.

The flight from Brownsville to NY is all the beer you can drink along with wine, which makes for very rude fellow passengers.  The man next to me for breakfast had 5 beers.

When you fly First Class the flight attendant is to ask you if you need anything when you get on the plane.  She did not.  I asked for coffee.  It was not made and I had to wait.  But my seat mate got his beer.

The flight to Dallas is long enough for a breakfast snack.  A biscuit with egg and sausage would be nice.  Nothing.  I got a cookie.

Dallas to NY was some French egg dish which was so heavy I could not eat it.  The fruit cup was refreshing.  There is just too much alcohol.

On the return trip I had to go through Nashville.  There were only a cookie and drinks in First Class and then from Nashville to Dallas the same.  Ditto for Dallas to Brownsville. So, what am I getting by being in First Class, a drunken seat mate.

Because of my status as a frequent flyer, I am on the plane first. Well, my wheelchair status also helps.  And for the record, I typically tip the wheelchair attendant $20.00.  In NY I tip $60.00 because I was moved three times. 

AMERICAN EFFECTIVELY HAS NO MEDIA ON ITS DOMESTIC PLANES

I along with seat mates have never been able to connect out tablet to the free WIFI.  I follow the directions and it will not work.  When you ask the flight attendant for help, they tell you they do not know how to do it. If you are flying first class American should give you a tablet ready to go.

United still uses the 757, which has screens on the back of the seats.

I could be wrong, but for what you pay for First Class, American should provide First Class passengers with a loan tablet if they do not have one which works.

If my health permits I will be using United to go to Bolivia via Peru.  It is 9 hours with transfers from Brownsville.  American makes you fly to Dallas, then Miami, and then Lima.  It is more than 24 hours.