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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Bonehead
The 145 has it all over the Q400...I've flown many times on both. To summarize:

  • 145 has the one-seat side--no shoulder hockey
  • 145 is faster and flies higher
  • 145 has less noise and vibration than Q400
  • Seat 12A

That's enough for me.


All of the above...plus

ERJ-capacity 50
Q400-capacity 74

Since the charge for checked bags, the wait time for bags on a Q is ~50% more then the ERJ. Sometimes it feels like HOURS!
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