Originally Posted by
anteater
Mainline flights feature glassware whereas OO/QX flights do not.
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Do the QX / OO E175s have ovens? I've personally never seen hot food served in F on an E175 but I think the longest AS E175 flight I've flown was PDX-ONT which is only 838 miles.
Originally Posted by
ashill
The flip side is SEA-EAT, SEA-BLI, and SEA-YYJ, all under 100 miles (but very nice to do as flights because mountains, driving the length of the Seattle metro area, and water respectively make the drive non-trivial), flights for which the E175 is overkill and which have been dramatically reduced with the disappearance of the Q400. The E175 is a great plane for the 1500 mile missions (I'll take it over a 6-abreast mainline flight any day of the week), but the Q400 is brilliant for the 95 mile ones.
I disliked the Q400s but I agree with your point... Was looking at SEA-YYJ and I recall back in 2018 there were 5+ flights (both on DL and AS) and flights were reasonable priced (often $89 one way). Now looking at this summer SEA-YYJ is only served by one AS flight and it's pushing $200+ one way.
Slightly off-topic but was reviewing my own travel log and I used to fly SEA-YYZ on AC's E190s... Now they've transitioned those to A220s which I still think is incredible for the 2,060 mile flight. The A220 has a book range of just under ~3,800 miles, which I also think is incredible.