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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 11:11 pm
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Originally Posted by flytoeat
Embraer 175 is perfect for inter-island. Your anti-AAG bias is entirely predictable.
For the 900th time, no it isn’t. HA’s 717s carry 128 passengers and a respectable belly load, and they fly a bazillion flights a day. There isn’t enough gate space at HNL or OGG to handle upwards of 50% more flights on E175s to carry the same load. It’s conceivable that there could be a place for the 175 in a mixed fleet, but it’s just not big enough to replace what the 717s do.
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