We departed yesterday on AA flight to Miami scheduled for 2:35pm. We departed at 2:25pm. We arrived early so had a good view of all the activity at the prime time for arrivals and departures. It was very busy. At one time, there were three planes lined up on the tarmac, one departing and two waiting for a gate. Our flight began boarding at 1:15 from gate C3. Over one hour before departure. We boarded a bus and were transported past all the gates, out past the fuel depot than to the middle of the tarmac where our plane was located. It was parked next to a Delta plane that had just arrived and was off loading passengers. Our boarding process was complete by 2:10 and off we went to runway 28 for takeoff. We arrived in Miami 30 minutes early with no gate available for 15 minutes. Got through Customs in record time. Had signed up for MPC but didn't need it as there was nobody in the line ahead of us.
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