Originally Posted by
knope2001
Coach on the FL 737 (decent) and the FL 717 (very tight) is not uniform. And flights to the east coast, ATL and Florida frequently swing back and forth between the 717 and the 737, so good luck predicting more than 5 weeks out what plane you'll get in those markets.
I'll be the first to agree that AirTran's 717 Coach is extremely tight. 717 or 737 both have a great biz class. That said, I'll miss the 2x1 config on the E190 to the West Coast. I can see the economics involved. If you're doing battle with AirTran and Southwest, you're not going to win the war with a 99 or 94 seat aircraft.
The uniformity I was referring to was regarding configuration. EVERY AirTran aircraft has 12 biz class seats. 717 or 737. There's no guesswork involved.
In its present state, the Midwest fleet is a patchwork of aircraft and configuration. (yes, I remember Bob Fornaro's comments about a patchwork of regiional aircraft) I hope to see some type of uniformity in the coming months.