Longest CRJ Flight You have been on
Feb 16, 2006, 11:48 pm
#31
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ORF-MSP...pure hell
Oh God...I'm 6'2, 215...the ORF-MSP about killed me, with the skinny seats and the low overhead, and the no legroom.
I figure that 3 hour or so flight really had to test the fuel capacity of the jet!
Worst thing was I took the flight gambling I'd get an upgrade MSP-SAN; had to hustle to the connector, so no time in the Club, and then no upgrade.
At least I was in 5C on the A320.
-BS
I figure that 3 hour or so flight really had to test the fuel capacity of the jet!
Worst thing was I took the flight gambling I'd get an upgrade MSP-SAN; had to hustle to the connector, so no time in the Club, and then no upgrade.
At least I was in 5C on the A320.
-BS
Feb 17, 2006, 4:29 am
#32
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Yes, any flight on a CRJ is the longest flight of your life. And given the choice, I'd rather fly a Boeing/Airbus/etc. But, just to stir gas on the fire...
NWA's CRJs are worlds better then the last few Comair CRJs I've been on. I used to spend way too much time in CVS Terminal C. The NWAs seats actually feel better/bigger, and more comfortable.
Sure beats a prop. You DO remember prop-flying, right? I'd love to forget that MCO-ATL, or CVG-AVL, in a Saab. Never through the moutains again. Ugh.
All of my bumps in the last year have been on CRJs. Regional carriers are your best bump-chance on a major. I've got an SR with two CRJs for next month. I'm outta DB210s!
Take-off/landing actually feels like your FLYING, not trying to HIDE flying. Closest thing to a Lear 35. Sure, you feel vulnerable, getting beat up laterally in a cross-wind... but sometimes, it's nice to feel like you're flying. Sometimes that's nice, after a streak of 15 DC9s.
But yes... when given the choice, go big.
Steve B.
NWA's CRJs are worlds better then the last few Comair CRJs I've been on. I used to spend way too much time in CVS Terminal C. The NWAs seats actually feel better/bigger, and more comfortable.
Sure beats a prop. You DO remember prop-flying, right? I'd love to forget that MCO-ATL, or CVG-AVL, in a Saab. Never through the moutains again. Ugh.
All of my bumps in the last year have been on CRJs. Regional carriers are your best bump-chance on a major. I've got an SR with two CRJs for next month. I'm outta DB210s!
Take-off/landing actually feels like your FLYING, not trying to HIDE flying. Closest thing to a Lear 35. Sure, you feel vulnerable, getting beat up laterally in a cross-wind... but sometimes, it's nice to feel like you're flying. Sometimes that's nice, after a streak of 15 DC9s.
But yes... when given the choice, go big.
Steve B.
Feb 17, 2006, 5:15 am
#33
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Here are the winners so far:
JAX-MSP = 1174 miles(Although not actually flown by hsmythe)
CLE-AUS = 1171 miles
STL-SLC = 1156 miles (booked but not flown yet by MikeMpls)
ELP-MSP = 1148 miles
MEM-BOS = 1140 miles
COS-CVG = 1078 miles
pns-msp = 1047 miles
MSP-ORF = 1,045 miles
MSP-HPN = 1021 miles
MSP-EWR = 1008 miles
SLC-DFW = 989 miles
DEN-IND = 987 miles
CLT-MSP = 930 miles
MCI-SLC = 920 miles
MSP-IAD = 908 miles
ATL-MSP = 906 miles
JAX-MSP = 1174 miles(Although not actually flown by hsmythe)
CLE-AUS = 1171 miles
STL-SLC = 1156 miles (booked but not flown yet by MikeMpls)
ELP-MSP = 1148 miles
MEM-BOS = 1140 miles
COS-CVG = 1078 miles
pns-msp = 1047 miles
MSP-ORF = 1,045 miles
MSP-HPN = 1021 miles
MSP-EWR = 1008 miles
SLC-DFW = 989 miles
DEN-IND = 987 miles
CLT-MSP = 930 miles
MCI-SLC = 920 miles
MSP-IAD = 908 miles
ATL-MSP = 906 miles
Feb 17, 2006, 7:55 am
#34
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Originally Posted by FOOLISHRUNNER
MSP-ELP (1,149 each way) r/t is a tough trip when the plane is packed full. I'm 6'5" and the worst part is the bathroom where you are on your knees to fit in with your head tilted backwards. 
Thanks so much for the laugh!! I needed that this morning, as I head for my MHT - DTW RJ flight. That mental image will keep me chuckling right through our ascent today in the middle of our "high wind advisory".
Feb 17, 2006, 8:28 am
#35
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For me it was YUL to ATL. 3+ hours. I also flew SFO to DEN on a CRJ. After the ATL flight I will never fly a CRJ more then 1 hour but try to avoid these planes at all cost.
Feb 17, 2006, 8:31 am
#36
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Originally Posted by hsmythe
Three or four years ago, I purchased a NW ticket SEA-MSP-JAX and return. A few weeks before my trip, I received notification of a schedule change; imagine my horror when I discovered the mainline jet on the return JAX-MSP segment was now a CRJ.
(The current NW schedule shows this as 1174 miles, 3 hr 21 min. block to block on the A319 – so probably a wee bit more for the CRJ).
I called the PE line to revise the itinerary. I explained flat out that 3 hours plus was unacceptable on a CRJ; the agent responded the only reroute he could offer that same morning was a mainline jet to DTW with a 3.5 hr wait at DTW – the agent was flabbergasted that I accepted this – I informed him that waits like this were why I buy 3-year WC memberships. It all turned out well.
(The current NW schedule shows this as 1174 miles, 3 hr 21 min. block to block on the A319 – so probably a wee bit more for the CRJ).
I called the PE line to revise the itinerary. I explained flat out that 3 hours plus was unacceptable on a CRJ; the agent responded the only reroute he could offer that same morning was a mainline jet to DTW with a 3.5 hr wait at DTW – the agent was flabbergasted that I accepted this – I informed him that waits like this were why I buy 3-year WC memberships. It all turned out well.
Feb 17, 2006, 9:02 am
#37
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DTW-YHZ, 1010 miles. But flying into Halifax the time before that involved switching to a SAAB for the last 414 miles out of Boston, so I'm not sure that it was all that much of a downgrade.
Feb 17, 2006, 11:25 am
#38
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So I don't know what I was smoking when I booked this itinerary, but here's my contender. I was going BOS-AUS by doing the following routing:
BOS-MEM-AUS
AUS-DTW-BOS
BOS-MEM: CRJ, 1139 miles (at least that's what I was credited with)
MEM-AUS: not CRJ, 556 miles (don't recall plane type)
AUS-DTW: CRJ, 1145 miles
DTW-BOS: not CRJ, 632 miles (757 as I recall)
Wow...what was I thinking, booking a trip with 2 3+ hour CRJ segments? I really don't know, but both were packed, and they were NOT fun. Why is BOS-MEM a CRJ, anyway? Big city to a hub and it's only a CRJ (and it's *all* CRJ service, not just some). Surprising.
On the flip side, I occasionally fly US's CRJs, and they really aren't...well, quite as awful as NW's. It's a bright interior with somewhat wider seats (17.5" width vs. 17.2".) Survivable for short flights.
BOS-MEM-AUS
AUS-DTW-BOS
BOS-MEM: CRJ, 1139 miles (at least that's what I was credited with)
MEM-AUS: not CRJ, 556 miles (don't recall plane type)
AUS-DTW: CRJ, 1145 miles
DTW-BOS: not CRJ, 632 miles (757 as I recall)
Wow...what was I thinking, booking a trip with 2 3+ hour CRJ segments? I really don't know, but both were packed, and they were NOT fun. Why is BOS-MEM a CRJ, anyway? Big city to a hub and it's only a CRJ (and it's *all* CRJ service, not just some). Surprising.
On the flip side, I occasionally fly US's CRJs, and they really aren't...well, quite as awful as NW's. It's a bright interior with somewhat wider seats (17.5" width vs. 17.2".) Survivable for short flights.
Feb 17, 2006, 11:55 am
#39
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Originally Posted by LoganFlyer
BOS-MEM: CRJ, 1139 miles (at least that's what I was credited with)
MEM-AUS: not CRJ, 556 miles (don't recall plane type)
AUS-DTW: CRJ, 1145 miles
DTW-BOS: not CRJ, 632 miles (757 as I recall)
Wow...what was I thinking, booking a trip with 2 3+ hour CRJ segments? I really don't know, but both were packed, and they were NOT fun. Why is BOS-MEM a CRJ, anyway? Big city to a hub and it's only a CRJ (and it's *all* CRJ service, not just some). Surprising.
MEM-AUS: not CRJ, 556 miles (don't recall plane type)
AUS-DTW: CRJ, 1145 miles
DTW-BOS: not CRJ, 632 miles (757 as I recall)
Wow...what was I thinking, booking a trip with 2 3+ hour CRJ segments? I really don't know, but both were packed, and they were NOT fun. Why is BOS-MEM a CRJ, anyway? Big city to a hub and it's only a CRJ (and it's *all* CRJ service, not just some). Surprising.
As per the BOS-MEM, was that flight the first/last direct flight of the day? I see that a lot... figure the airlines think low pax count on the 7am flight, so they hand it off to the LCCs.
Steve B.
Feb 17, 2006, 12:01 pm
#42
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Originally Posted by Orion
Several years ago I flew a Delta Connection Crj from Las to Cvg with an intermediate stop at Tulsa.
CLE-SAT = 1241 miles
Feb 17, 2006, 12:29 pm
#43
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MSP - RIC I was on the aisle seat of the exit row and the window seat had a guy that must have wieighed over 300 lbs. I only managed to get one cheek on the seat. That was the worst CRJ flight ever!!!
Feb 17, 2006, 12:39 pm
#44
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Originally Posted by jimc_usa
MSP - RIC I was on the aisle seat of the exit row and the window seat had a guy that must have wieighed over 300 lbs. I only managed to get one cheek on the seat. That was the worst CRJ flight ever!!!
Steve B.
Feb 17, 2006, 1:14 pm
#45
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Originally Posted by sbagdon
That's the DTW-AUS flight I was referring to, that fell off of nwa.com for a few days. It's back on nwa.com again. For reference, that Pinnacle Airlines CRJ is the only non-stop on any carrier from DTW to AUS. The only other NW alternative is a mainline jet via MEM (or CO metal, if you fly through IAH).
As per the BOS-MEM, was that flight the first/last direct flight of the day? I see that a lot... figure the airlines think low pax count on the 7am flight, so they hand it off to the LCCs.
Steve B.
As per the BOS-MEM, was that flight the first/last direct flight of the day? I see that a lot... figure the airlines think low pax count on the 7am flight, so they hand it off to the LCCs.
Steve B.