I am a big guy and I like ERJs, now CRJs I avoid like the plague, unless it is empty. I like the Saab 340's as well. :D I am actually quite comfy in a SAAB for the flight times they are, I don't like when they have no AC on in the August months, but my car is without AC right now, will just be more of the same.

GCM shows it at almost 1500 miles for IAH-BOI, talk about :rolleyes:

My YYZ-IAH flight was followed by IAH-EZE in CO Economy Minus on the same day.

For the Box's Consideration:
 

Need a ticket to FCO in early September.

LH has mileage options in C and F.

Ideally I'd like to buy the ticket to top off my AA account (but I'm not paying $650+ for it) but assuming that does not work, I'm thinking about cashing in some UA points.

Currently have a C award reserved but can't help thinking about F.

So the question: is LH F worth the extra miles over LH C?

...and is mileage award in C or F preferable to a paid ticket in Y?

Easy cause and effect relationship there, I say. I've been on an ERJ a whopping four times at 363 miles each, and I think I've scored one exit row. By the end of this year, that total might be five flights and it might be seven, but I expect the exit row count to remain at one. 12A might be PHL's toughest upgrade.

COEX flew nonstop TPA-CMH? Really?

The Duke put his foot down and said something to the effect of "Reward availability and cheap seats better open up around here, pilgrim."

Could be just me, but I thought one of the Noble Truths of FFP's was to use miles in order to avoid longhaul Y. :cool:

I do have ABQ-IAH coming up soon, on an ERJ, and it looks like that won't be in an exit row. Most of the non-exit row ERJ flights I've had were under 250 miles.

I've flown LH C and find it quite acceptable, similar to CO's new BF seats. So yes, I would go with LH C over Y.

If you are flying via FRA, then yes F is worth it for the lounges.
Also there is a huge difference in service between F and C.
If LH C is the choice then try to get on the 330 or the 346.

My crystal ball says anything is preferable to a paid ticket in Y on that length of flight.

Very true -- but I'm currently facing ~ 15k AA point deficit before the end of the year and need the EQMs, hence the option of buying a ticket and killing two birds with one stone.

Oh well, hopefully AA will keep the fares high to discourage me from doing so! :D

That is also a very good point.

Yeah, I only recall one instance distinctly because I was surprised to be boarding from the tarmac on CO out of TPA. Three planes all from the same gate all boarding at roughly the same time. I was further surprised to learn it was the same Chautauqua plane I had been used to on DL.

If i recall correctly, in subsequent bookings I realized DL/CO essentially shared the route and sold tickets at various price points - DL usually cheaper for the same flight - alternating whose branded plane and which gate you went out of through the day. There were like 3 or 4 of them, but with DL/CO sharing the planes (2 each I think?) it looked like there were 8 nonstops TPA-CMH.

That's what I'm in now -- in the Captain Kirk chair on the 744 both ways ex. IAH.