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$54 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston

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Cheapest round-trip
$116
Overall average: $286
Breeze Airways
Sat 4/11Sat 4/18
CMH - CHS • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$54
Typical prices: $97-$184
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Sun 4/5
CMH - CHS • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Charleston (CMH-CHS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Columbus to Charleston that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbus to Charleston

Sat, Apr 11 - Sat, Apr 18
Breeze Airways Logo
10:24 am - 12:05 pm
CMH
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CHS
1h 41mnonstop
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8:00 am - 9:44 am
CHS
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CMH
1h 44mnonstop
$116Breeze Airways
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
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2:41 pm - 4:22 pm
CMH
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CHS
1h 41mnonstop
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11:51 am - 1:34 pm
CHS
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CMH
1h 43mnonstop
$117Breeze Airways
Sat, Apr 25 - Thu, Apr 30
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10:24 am - 12:05 pm
CMH
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CHS
1h 41mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
6:00 am - 7:44 am
CHS
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CMH
1h 44mnonstop
$118Breeze Airways
Tue, Apr 28 - Thu, Apr 30
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2:41 pm - 4:22 pm
CMH
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CHS
1h 41mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
6:00 am - 7:44 am
CHS
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CMH
1h 44mnonstop
$123Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Sun, Jul 5
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6:56 pm - 8:39 pm
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CHS
1h 43mnonstop
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6:45 am - 8:28 am
CHS
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CMH
1h 43mnonstop
$134Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 8
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6:56 pm - 8:39 pm
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CHS
1h 43mnonstop
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4:33 pm - 6:16 pm
CHS
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CMH
1h 43mnonstop
$136Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 8
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6:56 pm - 8:39 pm
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CHS
1h 43mnonstop
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4:33 pm - 6:16 pm
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CMH
1h 43mnonstop
$137Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 8
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6:56 pm - 8:39 pm
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CHS
1h 43mnonstop
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4:33 pm - 6:16 pm
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1h 43mnonstop
$138Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 8
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6:56 pm - 8:39 pm
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CHS
1h 43mnonstop
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4:33 pm - 6:16 pm
CHS
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CMH
1h 43mnonstop
$148Breeze Airways
Sun, May 3 - Sun, May 10
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2:40 pm - 4:21 pm
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CHS
1h 41mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:43 am
CHS
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1h 43mnonstop
$152Breeze Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Charleston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Columbus to Charleston to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Charleston on a Friday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Columbus Airport, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston is January, where tickets cost $128 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $322 and $286 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $249, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$54
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
Flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston

When to book flights from Columbus to Charleston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Columbus to Charleston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking Columbus Airport to Charleston flights

  • Why is Breeze Airways preferred from Columbus to Charleston?

    Breeze Airways is the best for nonstop schedules. It is cost-effective with flexible flight schedules depending on the month of traveling. Seats are spacious, with comfortable legroom, but a top-up fee allows one to upgrade to a first-class seat. The overhead bin is cost-free to use for carry-on items.

  • Which other cities near Charleston International Airport (CHS) can one visit?

    Airlines from Columbus landing in CHS, allow passengers to connect to other cities. Despite CHS being a gateway airport, it allows passengers upon deplaning to visit nearby cities such as North Charleston, Hanahan, Summerville, Hilton Head Island, and Mount Pleasant. Charleston Airport shuttles or taxis are cheaper and more secure, ferrying customers to their destinations from the Airport. Uber or Lyft services are available upon request but are relatively costly.

  • Besides Charleston Airport (CHS), which airports can travelers from Columbus use as their destination point?

    Charleston Airport serves both civilian and military flights. Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the major commercial airport for Columbia flights. It’s about 100 miles from Charleston Airport. Passengers on specific business or commercial purposes prefer CAE due to its proximity to the urban centers with commercial activities.

  • Which airlines from Columbus to Charleston are best for those with mobility concerns?

    Southwest, American, and Delta airlines are popular with travelers with reduced mobility. Personnel in these airlines are trained in handling people with different disabilities. Assistance equipment such as wheelchairs, restrooms, and guide assistance from check-in is available until departure at the airport.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston was $54 for a one-way ticket and $116 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Columbus Airport and Charleston?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Columbus Airport to Charleston flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    The Airbus A220-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Columbus Airport to Charleston flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Columbus Airport and Charleston, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Columbus to Charleston, Breeze Airways or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Columbus to Charleston are Breeze Airways and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $165 and an overall rating of 8.1, Breeze Airways is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $366 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Charleston from Columbus Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Charleston with an airline and back to Columbus Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Columbus Airport and CHS can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Charleston from Columbus Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Columbus Airport to Charleston

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $55 or less one-way and $142 or less round-trip.
  • Flights from Columbus to Charleston have John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Charleston International Airport (CHS) as the departure and arrival Airports respectively. One of the cost-effective ways to access CMH is by the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) which runs many transport services to the Airport or the AirConnect bus agency which takes you directly to the airport.
  • Since most airlines flying from Columbus to Charleston offer flights with at least a single layover, kindly incorporate your layovers when planning your trip. Some of the common layovers to expect on this route include Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), Washington, D.C. Reagan-National (DCA), and Charlotte Douglas (CLT).
  • When you prefer to lessen your carbon footprint, we recommend to you Delta, American, United, and JetBlue airlines. They are dedicated to minimizing environmental pollution. They achieve it via the acquisition of modern aircraft with fuel-efficient engines, fitting winglets onto flights’ wings that reduce carbon emissions to the environment.
  • If you are looking for family-friendly airlines from Columbus to Charleston; Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, United, American, and Qatar Airlines are popular ones. Children under 2 years are carried for free, free entertainment, especially from TV shows and music on seatback devices, families are allowed to sit together and bond throughout the journey on most flights through priority boarding services.
  • Pet lovers have many flight options from Columbus to Charleston. They include Southwest, American, Delta, HAWAIIAN, JetBlue, United, Spirit, and Frontier Airlines. All of them have varying pet travel policy specifications, hence it’s prudent to book a ticket 48 hours before for clarification. However, the aforementioned airlines are pet-friendly, affordable charges for pets, allowing pets that can fit inside airline carriers, under passengers’ seats, and not as cargo.

Prefer to fly direct from Columbus Airport to Charleston?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Columbus to Charleston.
Find which airlines fly direct from Columbus Airport to Charleston Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Columbus to Charleston

Tuesday

Breeze Airways

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Thursday

Breeze Airways

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Saturday

Breeze Airways

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Sunday

Breeze Airways

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Direct returns

Charleston to Columbus

Tuesday

Breeze Airways

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Thursday

Breeze Airways

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to Charleston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbus to Charleston. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Columbus to Charleston? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 271 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.7Crew
6.6Entertainment
8.2Comfort
6.6Food
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

6.0 GoodJames, Feb 2026
RDU - RSW
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Comfortable seating, adequate space available, nice to have USB port, polite crew.

I flew twice this week on Southwest, was delayed over 2 hours both ways. From Pittsburgh to Chicago it was due to weather but the gate agents, pilot etc were great at updating everyone. Today from Midway to Pittsburgh the plane had come from an international location, kept getting delayed, no information was given until we were delayed for the third time. It was ridiculous, whoever scheduled that plane to fly to Pittsburgh after didn’t consider a lot of things.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was cencaled due with the bad weather on Sunday the crew was poorly mistaken my luggage supposed depart with my flight instead I didn’t have my luggage for almost 3 days the website is poorly respond to my complain until I have someone to do it my connection smooth their not even respon or email me even the have my luggage

Delta needs to step its game up get a more reliable internet service. Internet service was non-existent for this flight.

Mechanical Delay of over an hour with multiple gate changes. Entertainment system down for rejuvenation.

I had a flight cancel and had it rerouted. When the rerouted they put me at a window seat instead of an isle. It was hard sitting by the window because the couple with masks on were making out. I get motion sickness which is why I need to have the isle seat.

NEVER MADE THE FLIGHT BECAUSE DELTA SAID THEY CAN NOT

THEY FAILED ME AND I NEVER GOT ON THE FLIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DELAYED! I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A HOTEL AND STAY IN NASHVILLE TO CATCH A FLIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. DELTA IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE>

8 hours late and the plane smelled like urine, that smell in the morning when your child wet the bed in the night.

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

Miserable. This entire round trip was miserable. I booked evening flights to and from Detroit on consecutive days that should have had me at my destination by 10:30. Instead I arrived after 3am on my flight to Detroit and after midnight on my return. Multiple unforced errors like awaiting bags to get put on the plane for almost an hour in Detroit and a 20 minute delay to pull up to the gate in Atlanta has me rethinking my assumption that delta is the best and most reliable airline

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Rough flight No beverage service due to turbulence Bottom Seat cushion was non existent

Great experience. Good dinner and service. FA's were very nice and attentive.

It was great. Smooth flight, comfortable, left on time and landed on time.

We hoarded. Then we deplaned. Then we waited for 10 hours in the MSP airport due to a wheel misfunction. We understand safety but communication between crew and airport staff was horrible. When we did finally board, we were rushed on and because we were waiting for a “fresh” pilot and crew, we sat in a roasting plane with no A/C for an hour. My question is why was this flight not cancelled right away when they knew this would be a huge issue OR, why did AA not get a substitute plane, considering this was already a full flight? To me, this appears to be a complete breakdown in leadership and utter systems failure. The compensation for completely disrupting travel plans for hundreds, which we paid dearly for, was measly. While we appreciated the lodging for the night, $12 in meal vouchers isn’t going to sustain anyone for over 12 hours. “We apologize; our hands are tied” is no longer an acceptable explanation. We are so completely turned off by this experience and will definitely seek alternative avenues when we need to fly.

Mostly good. The WiFi wasn’t working so that was not great.

I rated the experience "mediocre" because of the 2 hour delay in take off. This is the 4th flight from DFW on AA where there was a delay and in one of the instances (after 13 delays), the flight was cancelled. I understand weather but for the March 18th flight, there was no weather issue in Dallas or Detroit. I called Concierge Key and they were wonderful, booking me on a later flight in case my flight was cancelled. I have flown with American for many years and never has there been this consistent pattern of delays. Very disappointing.

They put me on an earlier and I got home sooner

Not good. One of my luggage is missing. And until now they can’t find it

Horrible experience upon landing. Probably more due to DCA utter incompetence than AA.

Jill was the flight attendant in first class she was fabulous!! Best flight attendant I have had in years.!! And I fly every other week. Other can learn from her!!

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