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Two Inaugural Flights on the American Airlines 787 Dreamliner

by Rocky Horan
Last updated January 22, 2019

When American Airlines announced their inaugural flights between Dallas and Chicago scheduled for tomorrow, May 7, 2014, I quickly booked a flight and secured an economy seat on the Dreamliner. Playing a guessing game, I was able to shave hundreds of dollars on my 787 inaugural flight ticketand score a seat for less than $300.

The next issue I had to figure out was how to get home from Chicago and if I wanted to spend the weekend there or elsewhere. In the end I decided to book a ticket back to home via DFW, but instead of flying the Dreamliner I booked a ticket on a Mad Dog. This would allow me to experience both the new and rustic feel of American Airlines. Not to mention, the MD-80 flight was nearly $400 cheaper than the Dreamliner inaugural return flight!

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photo courtesy of AA

Today when I checked in for my return flight from Chicago, I decided to browse the same day change options to see what was available. I didn’t expect any seats to be open on the 787 return flight from Chicago, as I know the outbound from Dallas flight is booked at capacity and I expected the same for the return.

Yet to my surprise, there was an option to change my departure to the 12:10pm departure, which just happens to be the Dreamliner’s return flight to Dallas! I quickly selected the same day confirm change option, free for Executive Platinums, and did a happy dance as I was now confirmed with a double dose of AA’s 787 magic! Basically a dream come true! In addition to getting a seat on the return flight, I also was able to select a main cabin extra seat! This is great as I will be able to compare a standard economy seat with a main cabin extra seat! PERFECT!

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My flight information! A double serving or as I would like to call a #doublewideDelight!

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Tonight I will be dreaming in doubles and tomorrow I shall enjoy a twofold inauguration celebration!

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About Rocky Horan

Rocky started blogging on his own website When Doublewides Fly to share information about flying around the world on a dime. By maximizing miles and points, cheap deals, sales, backpacking. Now Rocky has traveled to 110 countries, all 7 continents and works as a travel advisor to help clients experience the world.

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