chrissxb

OK has quite good biz class ^
and yes, its last rows. even better food within europe than LH, KL or AF

monitor

And some on Tuesday after some more touring on Monday.

chrissxb

and some even do a trip after the DO

SanDiego1K

Now I'm worried. I'm flying Adria in and out on a CRJ in business class. I have no alternative on a Star Alliance ticket. Why is a CRJ bad? I'm not sure I've ever flown one.

monitor

You West Coasters have it easy. Everywhere many ofyou go is Mainline, but we shorthop Eastern flyers get those CRJ disasters regularly.
If you had flown it, you certainly would have bad memories of it. It is relatively narrow and the 2x2 configuration leads to the narrowest seats in the industry (definitely <17" wide). In addition, the seat pitch provided by many of the airlines is around 30-31" and there is no escape by getting an exit row seat. The way they configure the exit row is to provide one extra inch of legroom but gain another two inches or so by cropping the seat cushions in that row. After an hour or so in the shortened seat cushions, your butt surely begins to ache.
I guess that the best you can do is get row 1 aisle so you can stretch your legs a bit out into the aisle, but don't get any idea that this aricraft was designed with anybody's comfort in mind.

Kiwi Flyer

Adria CRJ is fine and better than for example LH 735/Avro/etc also used for intra-europe hops.

I'd have to check my trip report to refresh my memory, but I think the overhead bins are rather small but they do have check bags at a/c and collect from tarmac on arrival.

Kiwi Flyer

I definitely think Adria's CRJ is more comfortable than this, at least in business class as SanDiego1K will be travelling in.

monitor

That post is interesting. the only Avros we have seen over here recently are the ARJs from Mesaba which are beautifully configured with lots of first class and 33-34" pitch in the back. However, I do realize that many of the BAE-145s (almost the same plane) which are flown around the world are much more densely configured and rather uncomfortable.
In the States, 735s are mostly found on CO, and after a brief flap last year when CO started removing FC seats, in response to Elite outcries they were restored and things are almost back to normal. There are quite a few escape seats in coach the way CO has configured them, with lots of exit row seats (two of them even have unlimited legroom) but the balance are simply regular 737 catllecar accomodations.
Also, the overhead bins in the CRJs are big enough for a briefcase or compact knapsack (if it collapses a bit).

monitor

Then they must be the new generation of CRJs, 170s or 190s with two class configuration (which is still not the norm in the States on these aircraft). I do understand that both of them are a big step up in comfort (even in coach) from the 50s and 70s which plague many of our routes.

chrissxb

bump

Richelieu

Interesting... But far too far away in the future for me to say if I'll be able to participate.

monitor

The day will be here soon (probably the day after tomorrow) when it will be possible to book Wizz Air's promo London LTN-LJU fare for the dates of this DO. Fares of .01 GBP will likely be available with RT taxes and fees of about 45 GBP.

A similar promo is on from Brussels CRL for .01 Euro plus RT taxes and charges of about 50 Euros.

Traveller

Well I did ask for the week of Oct 30th off for vacation. BUT.... 1) I might be moving again (ask Dovster about me missing Venice because I moved ) and 2) how do I make reservations for a city I can't pronounce?

platbrownguy

And I will be on said flights for the sheer pleasure of saying I took a whiz on Wizz Air .

Martinis at 8

What the devil is this thread about? And the other one with the similar name?

M8