To me a MIX does not count as you CAN, with work, avoid CRJ200s. So to me SBN-ATL-SBN that is exclusively "Satan's Chariot" means that rout wins the worst in the system (btw ND weekend games with a 717 do not count - but feel free to make FT jokes about this)! :mad: :p

Oh I definitely appreciate the mix that XNA is given. If there's a station that only gets the CR2, I have sympathy.

My backside thanks you and need I say more?
 

I did PIT-MSP back in the NW days... 726 miles. 2.5 hours. It was brutal.

I wonder if this is related at all to the very secretive project at NWA around 2005 involving some type of enhanced configuration for CRJ's. NWA parked a Pinnacle CRJ at MSP for several days and tested the configuration with customers who were made to sign non-disclosure agreements. Only thing I remember confirming was it involved a test of a premium configuration for all CRJ-200's and CRJ-440's.

About 10 yrs ago NWA ran a CR2 MSP- PNS, did that route about 6 times.
think that was close to 1k miles.

I switched to flying into TUL even tho my commute is longer because the planes are better, the rental cars are far more reliable and there seems to be more choices when things go sideways.


Nice pic Rene

NW used to do both BOS-MEM (1139 miles) and AUS-DTW (1149 miles) on CR2s. One of my first trips after I started to travel for work was a BOS-MEM-AUS-DTW-BOS trip with both of the long legs on CR2s because I simply didn't know any better. Let's just say I learned the hard way how bad those planes can be :(.

LEX-MSP. 650 Miles

My last flight from SLC to LWS was on a CR2 that reeked of urine. Longest 50 minute flight I've ever taken.

I think we have a winner.

Removing two seats just shifts the revenue forward. Instead of passengers #49 and #50 paying full Y, its #47 and #48. Fewer discounted seats they have to sell. Up until about 5 years ago, I flew frequently on the CRJ, but I don't think I was ever on a flight that had all 50 seats occupied due to weight limitations (and I never got a VDB either since they always seemed to have an army of non-revs on board they could kick off for free:mad:). If I was DL, I would add C+ in a heartbeat to these flights. Between less weight of fewer seats, reduced supply leading to higher prices, incremental revenue, increased goodwill and likelihood that more passengers will choose DL to feed other routes they breakeven at worst.

nope, not even close ... May of 2010, DSM-DCA (896 miles) ... second place was a month earlier, UA, COS-LAX (832 miles); third goes to DFW-TUS in Jan 2002 (811 miles)

I thought we were talking about current DL routes.

picky, picky ... :p
nothing in Rene's question was specific, and I didn't reread the previous 40 posts ...