I had the unfortunte luck of having to fly on regional service both to and from my destination. Flying commuter is not my most favorite thing to do, and with carriers using more and more regional services/ commuter services it looks like I'll have to stick with the smaller planes for now.
The first and last leg included a nice 1.5 hour trip on the CanadAir Regional Jet 200 series. It really is not a comfortable plane. The overheads are small, the seats are crammed in there however if you sit on the window rows, you can prop up your leg on the little edge, pile up a couple of pillows and all while leaning forward take a decent nap. My second leg and third leg were on the lesser desirable ERJ 145. This plane is a small, longer, less comfortable aircraft. The 1 by 2 configuration is something of an oddity. There is no ledge to prop ones foot up, and the CG of the airplane seemed to be odd, in that a majority of our plane passengers were shuffled to the rear behind row 5 in order to meet that CG requirement.
So now that you know about my hated planes how about you? What are some of your planes that when you see them at the gate you just cringe? What are you most favorite planes? What's the most comfortable ride you have taken?
My heart sinks when I step on the 757, no matter what carrier, they are wretched in economy. NW's 57s are the worst - a real sardine can.
Surprisingly, I had two really great rides on US's 321s recently. Much more leg room in coach, leant up against the window and read for 5 hours.
Posted by: caroline | November 13, 2006 2:20 PM | Permalink to Comment