Insects in windows on a CRJ
 

Yes, very clearly "bugs", dead but otherwise intact in the window by my 2A seat on a CRJ over the past weekend.
I had two flights on CRJ's and I think it was on an ORD-DTW segment.
It looked as though the critters (they were larger than your run of the mill mosquitoes, but they come in all sizes so that may not be relevant) had flown in. Clearly this could NOT have happened during normal ops, so I gather they met their fate during maintenance, but considering what I assume are pressure seal contraints even THAT seems unlikely. And who does maintenance where there are bugs, or if they are a known commodity there, who wouldn't be concerned about controlling them?
One wonders:eek:

The last CR7 I flew had both live and dead bugs. The live one survived the flight from DEN to COS. I am curious if the space between the window panes is pressurized, or if the low altitude flight is what kept the thing alive.

That area is pressurized. The piece which is next to you on most aircraft is plastic, thus the bugs get into the area and are trapped with no way out. Think of it like a bug in your house trying to get through a window.

Shhhh! If UA gets word of this, they will impose an extra charge for having the "live bug in flight entertainment" feature.

With a topic like this, how can in not be in TravelBuzz? :)

FlyinHawaiian, Co-Moderator
United Mileage Plus Forum

The area between the window panes is of course at cabin pressure. All plastic shields (the sheet next to you) I have seen had a small hole somewhere to allow the air to pass through. The plastic shield is probably there to protect the window itself.

HTB.

I'm kind of jealous as the bug was probably more comfortable stuck in the window than is possible in a CRJ-200 seat.