Flight number AA1600 Origin Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaria (SJO) Destination Miami International Airport (MIA) Aircraft type Boeing 737-800 Aircraft registration N826NN Aircraft age 14 years Class of service Main Cabin (Economy) Seat 33C (aisle) Earlier this week, I returned from Costa Rica to the United States on American Airlines . Though I was able to check in online, things did not start off well. Check-in was available 24 hours before my trip began, and thanks to the Flighty app, I got a notification saying it was time to check in.
The check-in process was easy, and my passport information was already saved in American Airlines’ system, which made it even easier. For some reason, I was still required to fill out a contact tracing form for the CDC. I was given the option to upgrade to business class (which really is domestic first class) for $160, which I denied, and then I was unable to get my boarding passes through the app.
I thought that maybe the reason I could not get my digital boarding passes was that my documents needed to be verified in person at the airport. It turned out that was not the case. On the ground I arrived at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in San Jose at 08:44, nearly four hours before my flight.
I typically do not arrive so early, especially as I never travel with checked baggage, but I had nothing else to do and decided I would rather work from an airport lounge with a runway view. Finding the American Airlines check-in .