Originally Posted by
LarkSFO
Which is why I do not fly the direct UA flight on this route.
Even if 'forced' to book on UA, there are plenty of alternatives routings.
Regardless, I think we can all agree that RJ's on routes like this are not desirable.
I think you're missing the point still. OP is not flying just to SFO, he's going onward to Australia. Yes, he could fly AUS-IAH-SFO-SYD or AUS-DEN-SFO-SYD to avoid a RJ on the long flight but when you're adding even more hours to an international trip it becomes frustrating. We also don't know OP's travel policy, maybe it's "cheapest routing" or something like that. So for you or I or anyone to say "you weren't forced" without the facts is a waste of time and possibly erroneous.