E90 vs A320 in domestic J
Jul 20, 2019, 2:37 pm
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I like J in the E90 on the YYZ-GCM run when I'm by myself. If I'm lucky to get seat selection I like the solo seat on the left side of the cabin. On that run they serve hot meals BTW...
Jul 20, 2019, 2:47 pm
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Service is going to depend on distance, not aircraft. YHZ-YUL you'll get a snack in either aircraft; this has been in the last few months anything from smoked salmon to cheese and crackers. I don't know what the cut off is. YHZ-YUL is 499 mi, YHZ-YYZ is 800, and that gets hot meals.
The snacks, or full meals, are the same in the E75//90 vs A32x... or anything else domestic/tb/sun, less signature service.
I might be slightly biased towards the E75//90. Seats are smaller, but snagging an A seat you have window and aisle, so more personal space. Catch is you have to be really on the ball laying claim to overhead bin space, as it is quite limited.
The snacks, or full meals, are the same in the E75//90 vs A32x... or anything else domestic/tb/sun, less signature service.
I might be slightly biased towards the E75//90. Seats are smaller, but snagging an A seat you have window and aisle, so more personal space. Catch is you have to be really on the ball laying claim to overhead bin space, as it is quite limited.
Jul 22, 2019, 9:03 am
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the A320s are almost 30 years old so its got to be a big part of AC on time performance problems. Take the E90 its the same seat, and if you have the single seat I think its better than the 320s.
Jul 22, 2019, 10:33 am
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Service in J will be worse on the E90. There are only 2 FAs, so when the SD finishes with J service, they will head back to Y to help there. On a flight of this length, I doubt they'll come back to J.
A 320 will have 3 FAs, one of whom will remain stationed up front.
That being said, this is probably the difference of one drink. I'd go with schedule and price as the only deciding factors.
A 320 will have 3 FAs, one of whom will remain stationed up front.
That being said, this is probably the difference of one drink. I'd go with schedule and price as the only deciding factors.
