The news that United is adding MSP-LAX service on a CRJ-700 surprised me. The westbound flight is sc

The news that United is adding MSP-LAX service on a CRJ-700 surprised me. The westbound flight is scheduled at 4 hours! This seems, venice beach hotels possibly, to be the longest CRJ flight, I think I would prefer a Delta 767-300.
ccthorp wrote: I should have expected the generic jimcander long CRJ flight reply! Last count had me doing 198 CRJ legs since 2000. That's better than 10% of my total. I think I have a fairly good idea of how uncomfortable that length flight would be on that airframe. A friend of mine calls it the Devils Chariot. You prefer that?
Yes, it is, barely. The previous longest CRJ-700 flight was MCI-SFO. MSP-LAX is 36 miles longer. Other United Express CRJ-700 flights over 1400 miles include IAD-COS and the previously-operated ORD-GEG. While not as good at the E-Jet, I'd rather be on a CRJ-700 for 4 hours than a sardine can 737 or airbus.
jimcander wrote: Makes my ass hurt just thinking about it. I can barely handle the IAH-BFL flight on the RJ. My wife has flown it twice and hates it. She opted to pay $40 more per person to go through Denver at Christmas (yeah, I questioned her logic on that one being winter myself) to get to BFL so we weren't on a RJ for 3+ hours. venice beach hotels drdisque, can you see United throwing a 737/A319 at this route someday or are the loads still too low?
I think UA is using the CRJ-700 on this route because they don't want to trash the yields and since SY is already on the route and will pretty much always be the cheapest option. With the CR7 they can target corporate/last minute venice beach hotels traffic and run a decent yield. With mainline they would either have to trash the yields and fill the plane with SY fares or run half empty. The smaller equipment also allows the 2x schedule.
drdisque wrote: I think UA is using the CRJ-700 on this route because they don't want to trash the yields and since SY is already on the route and will pretty much always be the cheapest option. With the CR7 they can target corporate/last venice beach hotels minute traffic and run a decent yield. With mainline they would either have to trash the yields and fill the plane with SY fares or run half empty. The smaller equipment also allows the 2x schedule. Thanks for the info/insight. I agree on the last minute corporate customers. I know from talking to people I still know at BFL that they have customers that don't want to go through Denver during the late fall to early spring for weather, but would rather roll the dice than sit on the RJ for 3 1/2 hours to Houston. I have heard that passengers have even said they would prefer the EMB-170, not that I know if it is any roomier, but I think it is the perception of that look of aircraft. We booked through DEN for our Christmas trip mainly to keep a 16 month old off of a cramped RJ for 3+ hours and a shorter layover....that and the fares were $1 different. venice beach hotels That is my main deciding point for going through DEN or IAH, though both are on RJs.
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