FC on CRJ 900
Jan 16, 14, 12:12 pm
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Bubba is right.
CRJ9 FC is great. Even better on the 1 side and 1A is the best seat. The 739 is cramped somewhat in FC. But, given the two choices WN or DL, I would go with DL every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
CRJ9 FC is great. Even better on the 1 side and 1A is the best seat. The 739 is cramped somewhat in FC. But, given the two choices WN or DL, I would go with DL every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Jan 16, 14, 12:52 pm
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I just flew the CRJ 900 from JFK to SAT... it is a 4.5 hour flight in a regional jet. This was a very new one with WIFI.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
Jan 16, 14, 1:04 pm
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) that it is a no-brainer.I do like WN's customer service (e.g., refunding fares-- not just giving credit-- when we had to cancel flights due to a family illness), but fc is nice. We'll be flying WN on a future trip.
Last edited by SoCal; Jan 16, 14 at 1:09 pm
Jan 16, 14, 1:29 pm
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+1 to great F on the 900 and far above the DL or WN 737's. WN will take you 2 hours longer with the extra flight and change. What seats do you scramble for on WN and who ends up next to you or between you?
Do you really need to think about this?
Do you really need to think about this?
Jan 16, 14, 1:48 pm
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^^^ I'm also a 1A man on those two birds -- to me it feels like the closest I'll get to flying private. As for the CRJ in particular, I actually like that it's a gate-check plane -- I know there won't be any problems with OHB space even if I'm in coach and arrive late for boarding.
Jan 16, 14, 1:55 pm
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I just flew the CRJ 900 from JFK to SAT... it is a 4.5 hour flight in a regional jet. This was a very new one with WIFI.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
Jan 16, 14, 2:11 pm
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One of our options to get from SEA to ONT is Delta first class, with a 737-900ER to SLC, and a CRJ-900 from there. $210. Both planes have first class seating, but how much of a difference (positively or negatively) is there in FC between the CRJ and, say, the 737? We'd likely sit together, on the right hand side of the plane.
Alternative is to take Southwest, for $134 (plus $13 Early Bird fee), going through SJC. Not first class, of course, but on 737s both flights. A bit shorter travel time on Southwest due to shorter connection time (1 hr. vs. 2 hrs.), though we could apparently get into the Delta Sky Club at SLC with an Am Ex Platinum Card.
Alternative is to take Southwest, for $134 (plus $13 Early Bird fee), going through SJC. Not first class, of course, but on 737s both flights. A bit shorter travel time on Southwest due to shorter connection time (1 hr. vs. 2 hrs.), though we could apparently get into the Delta Sky Club at SLC with an Am Ex Platinum Card.
Jan 16, 14, 2:59 pm
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[QUOTE=SuperG1955;22167414]+1 to great F on the 900 and far above the DL or WN 737's. WN will take you 2 hours longer with the extra flight and change. What seats do you scramble for on WN and who ends up next to you or between you?
QUOTE]
I think I slightly understated WN times, but total travel time, on a Saturday in March, still a bit shorter on WN (change planes at San Jose with WN, Salt Lake with DL):
Depart SEA: 5:10 p.m.
Arrive SJC: 7:15 p.m.
Depart SJC: 8:25 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 9:30 p.m.
DL:
Depart SEA: 4:35 p.m.
Arrive SLC: 7:25 p.m.
Depart SLC: 9:45 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 10:28 p.m.
DL option dropped $10 in price since this morning (now $200 fc, $100 economy; it was $210 fc earlier today, and I swear it was $230 before; maybe it won't keep dropping). WN, $134, plus $13 if we want early bird check-in so we get further up in line (and maybe bulkhead, emergency row or at least two aisle seats across from each other).
With CRJ, wife and I could take 1A and 2A, or two seats together on the other side.
The next time we may take DL fc likely in late June, Embraer 175 from MDW to MSP, and Boeing 757 from MSP to GEG.
QUOTE]
I think I slightly understated WN times, but total travel time, on a Saturday in March, still a bit shorter on WN (change planes at San Jose with WN, Salt Lake with DL):
Depart SEA: 5:10 p.m.
Arrive SJC: 7:15 p.m.
Depart SJC: 8:25 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 9:30 p.m.
DL:
Depart SEA: 4:35 p.m.
Arrive SLC: 7:25 p.m.
Depart SLC: 9:45 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 10:28 p.m.
DL option dropped $10 in price since this morning (now $200 fc, $100 economy; it was $210 fc earlier today, and I swear it was $230 before; maybe it won't keep dropping). WN, $134, plus $13 if we want early bird check-in so we get further up in line (and maybe bulkhead, emergency row or at least two aisle seats across from each other).
With CRJ, wife and I could take 1A and 2A, or two seats together on the other side.
The next time we may take DL fc likely in late June, Embraer 175 from MDW to MSP, and Boeing 757 from MSP to GEG.
Last edited by SoCal; Jan 16, 14 at 3:09 pm
Jan 16, 14, 3:28 pm
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March 1: $89
March 8: $89 or $109
March 15: $156
March 22: $179 or $209
March 29: $209 or $239
I'd probably take the non-stop for any of the first three weekends. For the 22nd or 29th I'd take the DL F connection. I wouldn't pick WN for any of these situations.
Jan 16, 14, 4:40 pm
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The CR9s are much much better in F than the 739 (and let's not even talk about WN, as every other person has said). The CR9 won't have in-seat power or IFE, but for such a short flight, you don't need it. I wasn't even able to finish a movie SLC-LAX, and ONT is a comparable distance.
Here's another advantage to buying F on these flights. Regardless of whether you have status or not, you get two free checked bags up to 70 lbs, and you board in the PREM zone, so you would literally be the first on the plane. The bins above the C/D seats really aren't very spacious, so don't try to bring anything large on the plane. But at least you would be able to get any backpacks, laptop bags, purses, or whatever your carryon is, into the bin.
Jan 16, 14, 8:26 pm
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[QUOTE=SoCal;22167940]
I've never analyzed or agonzed so much over a flight so short and inexpensive as this
+1 to great F on the 900 and far above the DL or WN 737's. WN will take you 2 hours longer with the extra flight and change. What seats do you scramble for on WN and who ends up next to you or between you?
QUOTE]
I think I slightly understated WN times, but total travel time, on a Saturday in March, still a bit shorter on WN (change planes at San Jose with WN, Salt Lake with DL):
Depart SEA: 5:10 p.m.
Arrive SJC: 7:15 p.m.
Depart SJC: 8:25 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 9:30 p.m.
DL:
Depart SEA: 4:35 p.m.
Arrive SLC: 7:25 p.m.
Depart SLC: 9:45 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 10:28 p.m.
DL option dropped $10 in price since this morning (now $200 fc, $100 economy; it was $210 fc earlier today, and I swear it was $230 before; maybe it won't keep dropping). WN, $134, plus $13 if we want early bird check-in so we get further up in line (and maybe bulkhead, emergency row or at least two aisle seats across from each other).
With CRJ, wife and I could take 1A and 2A, or two seats together on the other side.
The next time we may take DL fc likely in late June, Embraer 175 from MDW to MSP, and Boeing 757 from MSP to GEG.
QUOTE]
I think I slightly understated WN times, but total travel time, on a Saturday in March, still a bit shorter on WN (change planes at San Jose with WN, Salt Lake with DL):
Depart SEA: 5:10 p.m.
Arrive SJC: 7:15 p.m.
Depart SJC: 8:25 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 9:30 p.m.
DL:
Depart SEA: 4:35 p.m.
Arrive SLC: 7:25 p.m.
Depart SLC: 9:45 p.m.
Arrive ONT: 10:28 p.m.
DL option dropped $10 in price since this morning (now $200 fc, $100 economy; it was $210 fc earlier today, and I swear it was $230 before; maybe it won't keep dropping). WN, $134, plus $13 if we want early bird check-in so we get further up in line (and maybe bulkhead, emergency row or at least two aisle seats across from each other).
With CRJ, wife and I could take 1A and 2A, or two seats together on the other side.
The next time we may take DL fc likely in late June, Embraer 175 from MDW to MSP, and Boeing 757 from MSP to GEG.
Jan 16, 14, 8:32 pm
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I just flew the CRJ 900 from JFK to SAT... it is a 4.5 hour flight in a regional jet. This was a very new one with WIFI.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
I will never do it again.
We had an hour delay on the ground while the captain had to figure out if the plane could fly that far with the load he had (65 pax only). That did not instill confidence in us at all.
It is very uncomfortable for a long flight. I would avoid the CRJ900 on any flight over 2 hours.
