Originally Posted by mzkaiser
While I still believe NW is the best choice in this case, not ALL of the NW Airlink planes are served by jetways at DTW. ALL planes flying into McNamara's A Terminal will be served by gateways, but if you are flying from B or C there is a chance the plane will not have a jetway. Especially on the Saabs.
Never the less, NW is still the best choice.
WHICH gates on Concourse B or C do not have jetways? Last time I looked, ALL of them did, including the Saab gates. The only recent time that I did not have a jetway at DTW was when I flew a Continental Express Beech 1900 in from CLE; although there was a jetway at that mainline arrival gate, we exited via a stair.
ALL of the Northwest Airlink services (CRJ's, AVRO's, Saabs) use jetways at DTW. (I imagine ther might be a rare circumstance where the airlines needs to park more than one plane at a gate, but such situations are not routine). All-in-all, DTW offers a much more 'weatherproof' commuter plane connecting service than CVG or CLE.