Originally Posted by
Airdale
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.
Are you kidding me! I know we are not supposed to talk politics on here, but the dems are not going to do anything to help the gas prices. People just seem to think the dems will come in a make this a better world to live in! NOT going to happen. Bush isn't the smartest guy but he has done some good for the country. Lets be realistic, neither one of the parties is all that good.