Originally Posted by
idlethrust
Staying committed to a pos like the -145 and the rj200 will be the slow death of United. Pax hate these pos planes . Agreeing to fly these things for another ten years is absolutely insane .
Ten more years of ****ed off pax, delays ,cx due maintenance, standing in the cold and rain in Dulles waiting 15 minutes on your bag . Ten more years of that —— way to go united . I’m sure the folks at delta are still laughing .
At this point it wouldn’t surprise me at all if they didn’t have the idea of buying up every CRJ700 they can find on the planet to convert to 550s then leaving a single 145 carrier like XJT to provide 50 seat lift in markets they feel won’t complain much as long as they still get service. I think this whole decision is a reaction to United finally seeing that it’ll be a cold day in hell before pilots give in on scope.