Originally Posted by
jetBlueNYFL
32/33" pitch still beats most airlines 30-31" pitch...and one startups' 28"
Not to mention there is no middle seat, the seat is leather and wide and you have the best IFE in the sky.
36" seat pitch is not so important on the E190, as it is used on mostly shorter routes. IAD-MCO is a "medium" length flight and it won't be so bad
No argument from me, but I was honestly in a lot of pain one time when I was in FL coach with their 30'' pitch and stuck in a window near the rear of a 717...it was very unpleasant. 32'' is the bare minimum I care to suffer, and 34'' is what I need to be comfortable...again, I'm 6'7.
The lack of a middle seat was very nice...I really liked the set-up. Like I said above, if I'm comfortable in one of the non-exit seats, I'll probably start flying B6 regularly, especially the 190s. I really loved the lack of the middle seat, as I prefer windows, but normally take the aisle if there's a middle, in case I need to get up.
As to 28'', I am betting on Skybus being under within 2 years, unless they really jumpstart a route network outside of CMH. There's various reasons why they may go under...I doubt 28'' pitch is a major one, but I also know that no regular flyer is going to book with them for various reasons, of which the pitch is just one. I imagine vacation flyers will be willing to suffer that once a year for those cheap fares, but you'll never find me on Skybus.