After reading the recent press releases about the orders for the E190's I came to the board here to try to get a little more information.
All in all, from a customer perspective, this is really good news and I'll share my opinion as to why;
For anyone who used to fly routes on wide bodies that have now gone to RJ's it is such a disappointment. Yes the RJ's are quiet and fast, but the lack of decent sized overheads and the tight seating can really make a longer flight unenjoyable. If the person in front of you fully reclines their seat it is almost impossible to use a laptop and that means lost productivity time. If you get a large person next to you who is taking up their seat and 25% of yours it makes the trip miserable. The CSA's should really make these huge people buy two seats when they can't leave the seat next to them open. It is completely unacceptable for a PAX not to have the full use of their seat space because of a huge person next to them oozing out beyond thier own seat. I'm not trying to be mean spirited, but this is really a serious problem if you are seated next to one of these huge persons on an RJ.
Seeing that there will be 11 F/C seats plus larger overheads that accept most roll aboards and have more flexible under seat storage are three huge advantages.
I have been so uncomfortable on some of my regular RJ routes that I have considered looking at other airlines and in some cases I have chosen others just because of the current RJ crowding issues.
I only wish that they could start to transition some of the current RJ's to having some F/C seats. I don't want to wait until fall to see the improvements!
There is no doubt in my mind that these E190's (or any other RJ that they set up the same way) will indeed help US keep it's frequent business travelers flying US.
In the mean time, if Mgt is reading this - please consider putting at least some wide bodies back on the MKE and MSP routes! The RJ's are almost always overflowing and those are long flights to be uncomfortable on. As it is today, you are going to be seeing business travelers looking for alternatives.
Do the other frequent flyers here agree?
All in all, from a customer perspective, this is really good news and I'll share my opinion as to why;
For anyone who used to fly routes on wide bodies that have now gone to RJ's it is such a disappointment. Yes the RJ's are quiet and fast, but the lack of decent sized overheads and the tight seating can really make a longer flight unenjoyable. If the person in front of you fully reclines their seat it is almost impossible to use a laptop and that means lost productivity time. If you get a large person next to you who is taking up their seat and 25% of yours it makes the trip miserable. The CSA's should really make these huge people buy two seats when they can't leave the seat next to them open. It is completely unacceptable for a PAX not to have the full use of their seat space because of a huge person next to them oozing out beyond thier own seat. I'm not trying to be mean spirited, but this is really a serious problem if you are seated next to one of these huge persons on an RJ.
Seeing that there will be 11 F/C seats plus larger overheads that accept most roll aboards and have more flexible under seat storage are three huge advantages.
I have been so uncomfortable on some of my regular RJ routes that I have considered looking at other airlines and in some cases I have chosen others just because of the current RJ crowding issues.
I only wish that they could start to transition some of the current RJ's to having some F/C seats. I don't want to wait until fall to see the improvements!
There is no doubt in my mind that these E190's (or any other RJ that they set up the same way) will indeed help US keep it's frequent business travelers flying US.
In the mean time, if Mgt is reading this - please consider putting at least some wide bodies back on the MKE and MSP routes! The RJ's are almost always overflowing and those are long flights to be uncomfortable on. As it is today, you are going to be seeing business travelers looking for alternatives.
Do the other frequent flyers here agree?
Good one, Art! I like that as much as l4pi's "Barbie Jet" designation.
