I'll be honest with you, I think the previous poster's were spot on. The CRJ's/ERJ-145's are horribly uncomfortable on any flight longer then 45 minutes! Awhile back I flew out to CVG from EWR to interview with Comair. I sat in the back of a CRJ-700 by ASA and I was uncomfortable as anything after 30-40 mins. And I'm not a big guy.

The E170/175's are 10 times more comfortable. Republic is also replacing the 170's with 175's. I assume this has to do with the fact that it has more seats but the same fuel economy, thus making a few extra dollars.

I also agree that despite the ridiculous oil prices, the RAH flying is in high demand by the code shares. I don't know what the future holds. Like the poster before said - just fly the line and see what happens.

I think oil prices will come down once GW Bush gets out of office. If a democrat takes office, I suspect we'll see fuel prices come back to a sane level.