Originally Posted by
BenjaminNYC
I apologize. Is there only one a day? If that's the case, you're right, they're replacing the ERJ entirely. I thought there were many and they're just changing one?
2x day right now on the ERJ. The problem with that flight is that it's an ERJ, with full bag load (intl bags are always heavy, big, bulky), and usually a ton of fuel since it's heading to ORD (max'd out on fuel during the winter time). They won't even sell this flight to more than 45, and we usually can't even take that many heading westbound, so it's never made sense to me.
There are a lot of longer routes like GSP-DFW, CHS-DFW, etc..where we'll be weight restrictred but at the last minute can get everyone on because of the bag load or kids, but this JFK-ORD flight is usually the opposite. We end up bumping more people!