IAD-CLE is all expressjet.
CLE is less and less attractive for me out of the 3 DC area airports, as I prefer mainline equipment, unless the fare is too good to pass up.
We're talking about a 40-min flight here. I fly IAD-CLE regularly... and have been even before CO dropped mainline out of BWI/DCA... simply because IAD is easier and closer for me. For such a short flight, I couldn't possibly care what type of aircraft I am on... what's the incentive? Even regular F fliers aren't in the sky long enough to notice the legroom in back
Obviously, there have been REAMS of discussion here on these boards about the EWR-based 757 flights to Europe, which are only marginally shorter than CLE - LGW. Still, even those EWR - Europe 757 flights (such as Berlin-TXL, in particular) are coming under fire from some quarters, whereas the CLE - LGW has been going for years. I brought that up, too (the fact that CLE - LGW has a history behind it now, whereas EWR - mainland Europe was still an open question) -- and my question was "So, why doesn't CO dedicate once of its very scarce 762s or 764s to EWR - Berlin, rather than CLE - LGW?"
I've said it before, but the 762 has a whopping
THREE more seats on it than the 725 (in CO's configuration). Irrational stigma aside, what exactly makes a swap such "good news" for CLE? More BF seats, granted, which is probably what makes the swap worthwhile for CO... but still not sure what all the excitement is regarding a 767 and Cleveland air service.