Originally Posted by
steex
For what it's worth, though some people find the ERJ better than the CRJ, CO has their ERJ's deployed on much longer routes than NW does the CRJ's. A glance through the CO schedule found 8 ERJ routes over 1,200 miles, with the longest one being EWR-OKC at 1,325 miles. Some are also on routes where you'd generally expect all mainline equipment, such as IAH-YYZ and IAH-DCA.
I always double connect OMA-MSP-DTW because direct to DTW are all CRJ. The C9 is a nice ride and I heard NW is buying them and the 175's at an accelerated pace, probably due to older DC9's going away.
Going to PHX on CO and last leg IAH-OMA Is ERJ, 2.5 hours. I sure hope it's better than CRJ but my schedule eliminated later 733 flight, but at $305 nobody else came close so I'll suck up and bite the 50% EQM bullet.