Longest flights in RJ
Jun 29, 2014, 5:10 pm
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Don't those have 2 lavs for Y (and similar lav to pax ratio) as well?Also, while PMCO used the 738 as the backbone of it single-aisle fleet (at one points the type represented about 80% of its single-aisle fleet), UA had a large fleet of 757-200's which always had a third lav in Y, which meant one was much less likely to run into a single-aisle Airbus on the really long flights.
On PMCO, on the other hand, for years almost every single transcon was on a 738, with the occasional 752 or 752 thrown in.
Jun 29, 2014, 5:40 pm
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on DL, the CRJ7 is equivalent to UA, with one lav in the rear. the CRJ9 has two lavs -- one at the back of Y, and one at the front of F. i'll adjust times within reason to get a CRJ9 over a CRJ7 on a longer flight.. if they're going to keep serving me drinks, i want to have ready access to a lav..
(the DL CRJ9's are nextgens, and have 12-seat F cabins. i'll book those almost any time.)
Jul 3, 2014, 10:47 am
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Jul 3, 2014, 10:58 am
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Jul 3, 2014, 11:17 am
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Jul 3, 2014, 11:28 am
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Jul 3, 2014, 11:44 am
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Jul 3, 2014, 12:57 pm
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No wifi, snack box as a meal, plastic cups in F, small E+ cabin...I think I'd rather not have every flight on one of those, especially not very long ones.
Jul 3, 2014, 1:18 pm
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This is why I don't understand the disdain for the ERJ-145s. Put me in an "A" seat on one of those versus being in Y on a mainline bird any day. Been on too many flights where I sat next to a guy my size (not POS, just big guys) and was uncomfortable the entire flight.
Jul 3, 2014, 1:27 pm
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On a long flight, though, the lack of any IFE/WiFi and catering is definitely an issue.
Jul 3, 2014, 1:38 pm
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Changed to 18A
Happy travels.
Jul 3, 2014, 2:03 pm
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However, I like the opportunity to upgrade/buy First. And, as we all know, RJ flights cancel first in any type of weather. There's no reason RDU-IAH should be an ER4, frankly. AA is all mainline RDU-DFW.