CRJ 200 Seating Question
Dec 10, 2004, 3:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Intrepid
Afterall the brand of UA/UX loses a lot of goodwill and future business travelers in this fiasco. 
In your scenario, if UX fills each of seats 45-50 say only 25% of the time, then UX is probably still better off with the occasional IDB than going with only 44 seats. When there's bad weather, even the flights are booked to a full 50, there's often enough chance for misconnects that they won't need to IDB, and those misconnected passengers are not going to be compensated for taking the next flight.But I'd also expect that both UX and AE don't overbook as much during the winter months, especially on the last flights of the day.
Jun 25, 2007, 11:37 am
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CRJ 200 question
I have been lucky enough to never have flown the CRJ 200, however I must do so IAD-PHL in July.
I have a choice of exit row 8 aisle or row 1, aisle or window.
Seatguru indicates limited legroom in row 1 because of a bulk head and simply says about row 8 that it doesn't have much 'extra' legroom despite being an exit row.
I could use some personal experience help on choosing seat on the AC.
Thoughts are appreciated.
I have a choice of exit row 8 aisle or row 1, aisle or window.
Seatguru indicates limited legroom in row 1 because of a bulk head and simply says about row 8 that it doesn't have much 'extra' legroom despite being an exit row.
I could use some personal experience help on choosing seat on the AC.
Thoughts are appreciated.
Jun 25, 2007, 11:42 am
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I have been lucky enough to never have flown the CRJ 200, however I must do so IAD-PHL in July.
I have a choice of exit row 8 aisle or row 1, aisle or window.
Seatguru indicates limited legroom in row 1 because of a bulk head and simply says about row 8 that it doesn't have much 'extra' legroom despite being an exit row.
I could use some personal experience help on choosing seat on the AC.
Thoughts are appreciated.
I have a choice of exit row 8 aisle or row 1, aisle or window.
Seatguru indicates limited legroom in row 1 because of a bulk head and simply says about row 8 that it doesn't have much 'extra' legroom despite being an exit row.
I could use some personal experience help on choosing seat on the AC.
Thoughts are appreciated.
I've been in row 8 a number of times and seatguru is correct...the extra room is not that much -- maybe 2 inches?
Jun 25, 2007, 11:44 am
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I would just choose row one, personally. Be the last on and the first off.
Jun 25, 2007, 11:56 am
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Avoid row 8, for sure. Not that much extra legroom as other posters said.
Also, after ten CRJ 200 or so, I have a feeling that row 1 actually have LESS legroom than others. So I usually pick row 2. Windows are bad; very cramped. Go for aisle. With IAD-PHL I doubt you'll be in the air for more than 25 minutes -- your experience will be relatively painless.
Also, after ten CRJ 200 or so, I have a feeling that row 1 actually have LESS legroom than others. So I usually pick row 2. Windows are bad; very cramped. Go for aisle. With IAD-PHL I doubt you'll be in the air for more than 25 minutes -- your experience will be relatively painless.
Jun 25, 2007, 12:10 pm
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For IAD-PHL I would take the row 1 aisle. Sometimes it's also nice to chat with the FA from those seats.
Jun 25, 2007, 12:17 pm
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Jun 25, 2007, 12:19 pm
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Personally, I think CRJ-200s have more room than -700s (even in E-). I know SeatGuru measurements may disagree, but with the exception of the bulkhead due to the restricted leg room, most of the seats are the same. So, for me, the farthest window seat forward I can get, is always a winner - simply to have a view and avoid the engines.
Jun 25, 2007, 12:22 pm
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1 B or C.
At least you can stick a leg into the galley.
1 A or D are terribly uncomfortable.
Row 8 is nothing special at all.
Window seats actually have worse views because the windows are so low on this hideous, awful, terrible, abominable aircraft.
Best, if you have to fly this monstrosity, is an aisle seat (any row) with no one in the window seat.
But if that's not an option, an aisle seat close to the front will allow you to be off of this miserable excuse for an airplane more quickly.
At least you can stick a leg into the galley.
1 A or D are terribly uncomfortable.
Row 8 is nothing special at all.
Window seats actually have worse views because the windows are so low on this hideous, awful, terrible, abominable aircraft.
Best, if you have to fly this monstrosity, is an aisle seat (any row) with no one in the window seat.
But if that's not an option, an aisle seat close to the front will allow you to be off of this miserable excuse for an airplane more quickly.
Jun 25, 2007, 12:31 pm
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Personally, I think CRJ-200s have more room than -700s (even in E-). I know SeatGuru measurements may disagree, but with the exception of the bulkhead due to the restricted leg room, most of the seats are the same. So, for me, the farthest window seat forward I can get, is always a winner - simply to have a view and avoid the engines.
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Jun 25, 2007, 12:44 pm
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I prefer row 1 aisle. On at least one of the UX carriers out IAD, the aisle seats are 1C and 1D, not 1B and 1C.
Jun 25, 2007, 12:51 pm
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I'm 5'4" and my head was hitting the slope over the window which is about belly button level and so pitted you could barely see outside even when you tried. Overhead capacity is minimal too.
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Jun 25, 2007, 1:11 pm
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