Chicago O'Hare

I left the hotel in Chicago and took the red line to Jackson and changed there into the O’Hare bound Blue Line Train. I arrived early and asked if I could be booked on the earlier flight giving me more to time for my connection in Charlotte. Although the weather was quite good and I did not expect any delays but if you have the possibility for an earlier flight, why not use it.
Security was quick, though there was a lady in front of me who had liquids in her carry on and tried now to argue with security – of course without luck.
I made a quick visit in the Red Carpet Club in the Terminal 2 before it was finally time to head to the gate.

Boarding had just started with the usual announcement for preboarding of first class passengers was well as elite members.

23 February 2009
ORD - CLT
[Chicago O’Hare International Airport – Charlotte Douglas Airport]
US 1723 (US Airways); Airbus A 320 (N105UW)
Gate F 8
14:00 – 16:47 [effective 13:56– 16:22]
Economy Class
Seat 05 A

On board two members of the crew welcomed passengers like LH does. It is funny that you care about such things while being on US airlines which are the norm on Asian airlines and also on the most European. I headed for my seat, stored my belongings and waited for fellow passengers to board the plane. The flight was open according to expertflyer. Many seats remained empty, but the two seats next to me were occupied and nobody of my fellow seat mates thought about moving to one of the empty rows. Anyway, it was just a short flight and so I could live with it. Would it have been a longer flight, I certainly would have asked one of them to move or moved myself. Especially, since one of them had not the best odour.

We pushed back ahead of schedule at 13:56 and taxied to the runway 9 R. We were airborne at 14:06 and climbed into the sunny sky above Chicago. We had some really good views of the skyline of Chicago as well as of Midway airport. Unfortunately my camera was in my carry on and therefore I could not offer any pictures. The built in camera in my PDA is not good enough for this kind of picture.

During the flight I watched the landscape passing by and listened to music from my MP3 player. Like on the flight from Charlotte to Chicago one had to pay for any kind of beverage on this flight.

The flight was uneventful and we touched down in Charlotte at 16:21 after a flight time of 1:15 minutes (Charlotte is an hour ahead of Chicago) and taxied to our gate C 8 were we arrived app. five minutes later.

I left the plane and was on my way to the US Airways Club.

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