Lack of Comfort+ on CRJ 200?
Mar 14, 2018, 12:25 am
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I usually go for exit over row 1 (yes it’s a joke to separate on seat maps and to have an UG list) as most of the time I have an empty seat next to me.
Mar 14, 2018, 5:34 am
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BROKEN RECORD ALERT:
I have ranted about the 200 many many times on this board. Yes, they provide service to airports that normally would not have it. I get it. Thats wonderful.
- I live in Dayton, but i regularly drive to CVG just to avoid the 200 to DTW and MSP. The only issue is a trip to PHL that is only served by a 200.
-The first row of a 200 is horrible. No room, no real benefit. I have asked to be "downgraded" back to row 8(exit) more times than I can count.
- I travel a TON but am no expert on aircraft selection. having said that: it would be so nice if the 200 was replaced with CRJ 700 or 900. It cant be that much of a difference in runway length needed so it could still serve the smaller airports.
Rant over. #retirethe200
I have ranted about the 200 many many times on this board. Yes, they provide service to airports that normally would not have it. I get it. Thats wonderful.
- I live in Dayton, but i regularly drive to CVG just to avoid the 200 to DTW and MSP. The only issue is a trip to PHL that is only served by a 200.
-The first row of a 200 is horrible. No room, no real benefit. I have asked to be "downgraded" back to row 8(exit) more times than I can count.
- I travel a TON but am no expert on aircraft selection. having said that: it would be so nice if the 200 was replaced with CRJ 700 or 900. It cant be that much of a difference in runway length needed so it could still serve the smaller airports.
Rant over. #retirethe200
Mar 14, 2018, 6:13 am
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Wow, I quite like row 1. Other than exit row, I don't have to have my knees up against the seat in front of me, no one reclining back, and I get off the plane faster. Right now, I am on a light load, and the seat next to me, 1D is open. I am also 6'2". Best of all, is that Delta took me from concourse A to concourse B in DTW, via Porsche due to tight connection!
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Mar 14, 2018, 6:51 am
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Wow, I quite like row 1. Other than exit row, I don't have to have my knees up against the seat in front of me, no one reclining back, and I get off the plane faster. Right now, I am on a light load, and the seat next to me, 1D is open. Best of all, the best part of this trip is that Delta took me from concourse A to concourse B in DTW, due to tight connection! I am also 6'2".
Mar 14, 2018, 6:51 am
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Wow, I quite like row 1. Other than exit row, I don't have to have my knees up against the seat in front of me, no one reclining back, and I get off the plane faster. Right now, I am on a light load, and the seat next to me, 1D is open. Best of all, the best part of this trip is that Delta took me from concourse A to concourse B in DTW, due to tight connection! I am also 6'2".
Mar 14, 2018, 12:40 pm
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I suspect that row 1 is C+ so that DL Marketing can claim that C+ exists on every plane in the fleet.
Remember that marketing a benefit is actually more important than truly providing a benefit.
Remember that marketing a benefit is actually more important than truly providing a benefit.
Mar 14, 2018, 12:42 pm
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We were automatically put in on on an equipment downgrade from a TATL J connection. Didn't realize till it was too late. Not exactly comfortable but the FA was over the top helpful so that was a plus.
Mar 14, 2018, 12:46 pm
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Nothing about row 1 on a CRJ 200 is comfort anything. Row 2 or 3 is my choice, especially if you luck out and have the row of 2 seats to yourself. First time I experienced C+ on this plane last year sometime and ordered a drink, FA charged me for it. I said cocktails are free in C+, she said that was news to her. Didn’t argue...not worth it for $8 or whatever.
Mar 14, 2018, 12:49 pm
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I had one of those seats on an AGS/ATL flight. Was a DTW/ATL/AGS roundtrip and I selected the C+ upgrade on all four flights and was instantly upgraded into C. It wasn't until I went to do the seat selection that I realized the return was a CRJ200. In hindsight I wish I would have called Delta and requested my Exit row seat I originally booked back on just that segment since there was no beverage service (not sure why they can't do a beverage service in C+ on that flight when they can do one on that flight with the aircraft that have a first class cabin) and being the first off the plane didn't matter much since they pink tagged the bags.
Mar 14, 2018, 12:53 pm
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This is the exact reason I do not have upgrade to C+ auto requested on my profile. I like 8B or 8C, or as I call them, "the best bad seats on the airplane"
Mar 14, 2018, 1:03 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 1:25 pm
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DL has never said they will all be retired. The plan announced in 2012 was to go from 342 down to 125 50-seat aircraft. The most recent financial report from the end of 2017 shows them at 136 aircraft (50 with Endeavor and 86 Skywest).
Mar 14, 2018, 1:30 pm
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