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1. Another “Clean. Your. Planes.” post, so here’s the rest: “hire and properly train enough cleaning crews” and “pay your cleaning crews better” and “properly manage and allot cleaning crews enough time to actually properly clean” your planes. FTFY.

2. I’ve had free wifi on American for years with my carrier, t-mobile.

3. I wouldn’t fly United Airlines or pretty much any other USA airline internationally unless there wasn’t any other way to do it economically. Several USA airline companies are known for forcing the checking of carry-on luggage. Hard shell luggage takes the most beating if the baggage crews are prone to throwing it around (many USA ones are). Due to that, I have adjusted my luggage accordingly. I have one checked soft shell roller bag. My other checked bag is a military style top loading duffel bag with a backpack inside. The combination is lighter than a roller bag by quite a bit and the backpack can be put on for walking longer distances and/or over rough terrain. It is also hard to throw and can be fit in my roller bag if there is enough space. My hard shell carry-on has been retired. In it’s place I have got a somewhat smaller (but internally the same size and lighter) day backpack with hideable shoulder straps and compression straps. It fits in the overhead bin easier. It may be less likely to be force checked. I have a small nylon duffel in it to put my stuff (medications, power banks, food for trip, set of clothing, etc.) in if it ever is forced checked but it has never been force checked. My personal item is a small backpack with a laptop.