America West FlightFund (Discontinued Program) - F on CRJ 700 and 900

Has anyone flown in F on the AWA CRJ 700 or 900?? I will be flying from DFW to PHX soon, I have a option of flying the CRJ. Any opinions would be appreciated. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Yes, I have flown First Class on the CRJs. I prefer First Class on the mainline aircraft. The seats are roomier. As for inflight service, it is minimal no matter which way you go.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TransWorldOne:
I prefer First Class on the mainline aircraft. The seats are roomier.</font>

Roomier pitch or width?


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What is the F seating configuration? Y is normally 2-2 (I'm from the east coast and almost am never on an RJ), correct? So is F 1-1?

No...F = 1-2...there are 2 rows of this totaling 6 seats. The seats are leather and much nicer than coach on the RJ...but smaller than regular F seats width-wise. The pitch is about the same as F on the 737.
In summary...It makes the RJ bearable. I still avoid them...but I had a last minute flight to visit a sick friend and flew SAN-PHX-GDL. PHX-GDL is operated by Freedom Air...they have the F seats on the RJ's. Mesa may have some...I don't know.

BTW- What does being from the East Coast and never being on an RJ have in common? I am from the West Coast and am hardly ever on RJ's. There are many RJ's on the East Coast. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif



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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ByrdluvsAWACO:
Roomier pitch or width?</font>

Width. I think the pitch is about the same. Also, roomier lavs on mainline aircraft (if that makes a difference). http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redface.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IMStill4Travel:
No... PHX-GDL is operated by Freedom Air...they have the F seats on the RJ's. Mesa may have some...I don't know.

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Freedom is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group.

OK..then I guess Mesa does have F seats on RJ's... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IMStill4Travel:
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BTW- What does being from the East Coast and never being on an RJ have in common? I am from the West Coast and am hardly ever on RJ's. There are many RJ's on the East Coast. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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1-2? That's weird, why not just 3 rows of 1-1. Anyways: well I MEANT that I am never on a RJ on HP. As far as I know, HP is one of the only express carriers that has a F cabin on their RJs. US was planning on offering F on the new 700s but then decided against it . . . but I've digressed, my point being that even though I live on the east coast I'm rarely on a RJ, and have never been on an HP RJ.

UA is also flying it's CRJ-700's (operated by Mesa) with two rows of First Class in a 1-2 Configuration. There are some at PHX going to LAX.

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NW also has F class seats on some of their RJ's....I believe they are called "Avro's".

i have flown first class on the crj 700, and it was definitely a pleasurable experience. flew phx-lax-phx, and both legs were nice, 1A on the way out, 2D on the way back. the A seats are by themselves, as the F seating is 1-2. if you don't fly first class, the exit row has more legroom than first class seats do. i didn't believe it myself, i made a bet with the f/a, and i lost and had to buy dinner in l.a. i would take the crj700 or 900 in the america west system over a 737 anyday. now, the crj700 will be gone by the end of march, all -700 are going to ua express, and for now, first class remains, but ua wants the f seats out eventually from a f/a i know with freedom/mesa.