Originally Posted by
ecloebl
When I was in school, about 40 years ago, a round trip ticket from ABQ to BWI on TWA cost me about $350. Adjusted for inflation, that is $2100 in today's dollars. I just looked up the same trip on SWA. It's $331.
But look at what you get..... Before you would have gotten a meal (food/drinks), a pillow, blanket, likely a window/aisle with no one in the middle and maybe an inch more leg room. Even though its cheaper cost now, its also skimpy on the service provided.
Originally Posted by Jay5150
I'm sick of trying to get to work on one of these P.O.S. airplanes only to find that the 40 seater is weight restricted to 35, the 50 seater to 45, or the 70 seater to 64. When you can fly the thing to approaching the limit of its range with full folks and bring your carry on on board and not get rained on while boarding and not need some crazy adapter to hook up to a normal size jetway if you have one and not need to see the chiropractor after sitting in the seat less than 2 hours, THEN they won't be regional.
Ride on one of our 145XRs or weight modded 145s..... They CAN take 50 plus the jumper. Yes, we use jetways.
And the comments about RJ's and uncomfortable???? Have any of you ever ridden middle seat on any boeing/airbus?!? Id GLADLY take ANY RJ seat over a middle seat. And mind you those middle seats tend to be on the longer flights...... 4+ hours crammed in a middle seat vs. 3 or less on an RJ....you decide.....
This rumor is entertaining at best.... Unless some other airline is going to pay the capital and be exposed to the potential downfall, I don't see WN flying this one anytime soon.