Originally Posted by
steadyASshegoes
Now you're just teasing us... You've confirmed that all the CR7s are going away, confirmed that Q400s won't be used on the long flights, but not a peep about what's going to happen to those long flights...
I looked through the schedule and there aren't many of those long (600-1000 mile), thin routes left just served by CRJs. The ones I found were:
SEA-LGB 967 miles (2 CRJs daily)
SEA-SBA 910 miles (1 CRJ daily)
PDX-ONT 840 miles (3 CRJs daily)
PDX-BUR 819 miles (3 CRJs daily)
They've already completely cut several other routes like that the last few years (GEG-LAX, GEG-SAN, SBA-PDX, LGB-PDX). It's hard to imagine them getting a new sub-carrier or type of plane just for those handful of remaining routes. My guess is those will stay until the final CRJs are removed from service while they cut the CRJs on the other routes that are also currently served by Q400s or 737s as well first. Eventually, I wouldn't be surprised if those last LGB and SBA routes just end (since those are the only AS/QX flights there at all) and maybe ONT and BUR will go to 2 737-700s daily (a similar number of seats to 3 CRJs).