Longest flights in RJ
Oct 20, 2014, 9:49 am
#106
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Looks like DL is taking UA's lead - Delta Connection service LAX-Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Dallas).
Edit: OK, so do you think UA eventually put 175s w/ real food on these routes (of course w/o WiFi, pillows & binkies)?
Edit: OK, so do you think UA eventually put 175s w/ real food on these routes (of course w/o WiFi, pillows & binkies)?
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Oct 20, 2014, 9:53 am
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Oct 20, 2014, 9:57 am
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Oct 20, 2014, 12:44 pm
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I am flying LAX-MSP-LAX weekly on the CRJ700...really can't complain...pretty comfortable and boards and deboards super quick. I love the climb rate of the CRJ700s and how quickly they make it off the runway. I would prefer a EMB170 on this route, but the CRJ is OK with me. All I wish is that there was directv or some kind of TV streaming so I can watch football on Sunday nights :[
Oct 20, 2014, 4:39 pm
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Oct 21, 2014, 3:12 pm
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Oct 22, 2014, 12:20 am
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Yep, I saw that when I was booking my last trip to YUL. Sorry that you are on that flight, but the good news is that you were in YUL :-) The bad news is that you are flying UA period, let alone 4h30m on a RJ...welcome to the 'new' UA - it's regionalFriendly 
when Regional is transiting the whole of the height of the USA and crossing borders. Sad.
-jeremy
when Regional is transiting the whole of the height of the USA and crossing borders. Sad.-jeremy
Oct 22, 2014, 12:23 am
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I am flying LAX-MSP-LAX weekly on the CRJ700...really can't complain...pretty comfortable and boards and deboards super quick. I love the climb rate of the CRJ700s and how quickly they make it off the runway. I would prefer a EMB170 on this route, but the CRJ is OK with me. All I wish is that there was directv or some kind of TV streaming so I can watch football on Sunday nights :[
Even though the flight was almost 4 hours (heading west from MSP- LAX), the flights were not stocked with any meals; only the snack boxes, which (if possible) have gotten even worse than before.
The one change I made on my return trip was to trade my E+ seat forward for an exit row seat, because the extra leg room over the usual E+ seats helped a bit.
My grade for the CRJ 700 Barbie Jets: D
Oct 22, 2014, 3:25 am
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Oct 22, 2014, 6:23 am
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While I admire the direct flight, I did the MSP- LAX- MSP last week, and was less than thrilled. I found the seats moderately to very uncomfortable, and I struggled to settle in. The single lav at the back is silly, especially since you can't wait to be next in line since there is zero room to do so. The FAs specifically asked that the passengers do NOT attempt to wait at the lav door, even though those in dire need did so anyway. The folks seated in the aft rows did not look happy at all about the situation.
Even though the flight was almost 4 hours (heading west from MSP- LAX), the flights were not stocked with any meals; only the snack boxes, which (if possible) have gotten even worse than before.
The one change I made on my return trip was to trade my E+ seat forward for an exit row seat, because the extra leg room over the usual E+ seats helped a bit.
My grade for the CRJ 700 Barbie Jets: D
Even though the flight was almost 4 hours (heading west from MSP- LAX), the flights were not stocked with any meals; only the snack boxes, which (if possible) have gotten even worse than before.
The one change I made on my return trip was to trade my E+ seat forward for an exit row seat, because the extra leg room over the usual E+ seats helped a bit.
My grade for the CRJ 700 Barbie Jets: D
Dec 2, 2014, 8:02 pm
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Now that UA has the regionals flying E175's I guess they figure they can fly even farther. Just booked SFO-IAH-BDL and return BDL-IAH-SFO 10 days later. IAH-BDL and BDL-IAH are on E175's. That is 3 ½ hours and 1507 miles. On a regional jet. How is this a regional flight?
Dec 2, 2014, 8:10 pm
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I don't mind the E75. Other than the noticeable lack of Wifi, I'd rather be on one than a 737 or A-320...especially now that the 320 has slimline seats.