Am I the only one who doesn't like CRJs?

I know airlines are not responsible for weather problems, but I thought they were responsible for mechanical problems if you are not at your home airport. Either get you a hotel room or get a flight on another airline.
 
I do agree that the enplaning and deplaning is great. I think my issues have more to do with mental discomfort than physical discomfort.

I'm in total agreement with you. I have serious claustrophobic issues and can really only fly because my frequent flyer status allows me to get seats I can handle.

On a CRJ, if business class or Row 1 isn't available, I'm not flying.

Miss Jasmine, I can't imagine how you and your husband do it - you are obviously much stronger than I am and kudos to you for that.
 
Which I was!
Then they owed you exactly what was specified in the Contract of Carriage.

Their error, and they wouldn't sign my ticket over, let me make a phone call, nothing.
There is no provision for a telephone call. Some airlines are obligated to sign your ticket over to another major carrier, with which they have an agreement to that effect, under specified circumstances. Check the Contract of Carriage for details, but don't assume that because you didn't get what you wanted they did something wrong. As you indicated above, you thought you were owed a telephone call -- you weren't.

BTW--I was on a full unrestricted coach fare as my company had bought the ticket last minute.
Typically, you get the best treatment with such a ticket. They must really not have liked you! :rotfl: Just kidding!
 
I know airlines are not responsible for weather problems, but I thought they were responsible for mechanical problems if you are not at your home airport.
Specifically, if you're not at your "origination" airport. So if you live in Harrisburg, and you're flying to WDW, via a connetion in Memphis, they're responsible to "take care of you" if you're stranded in Memphis. They are not responsible to "take care of you" if you're stranded in Harrisburg or Orlando.
 

Then they owed you exactly what was specified in the Contract of Carriage.

Which would have required them to sign over the ticket for onward passage on another carrier that they have an agreement with (ie US Air) or provide lodging and meal vouchers. The station manager was inept and no one was communicating.

There is no provision for a telephone call. Some airlines are obligated to sign your ticket over to another major carrier, with which they have an agreement to that effect, under specified circumstances. Check the Contract of Carriage for details, but don't assume that because you didn't get what you wanted they did something wrong. As you indicated above, you thought you were owed a telephone call -- you weren't.

Which I wouldn't have cared about had they abided by their CoC.

Typically, you get the best treatment with such a ticket. They must really not have liked you! :rotfl: Just kidding!

Our corporate TA was incensed when she heard about what happened, and stopped using them when there was an alternative. They lost ALL of my business, and a lot of the companies business. This was a company that had 52 year round road warriors, and double that traveling seasonally. My guess is that it worked out to as much as $250K annually in lost revenue for them.

Anne
 
I love both the CRJs and the Dash-8. Both are really fine flying aircraft, much more stable and smooth than their contemporaries. And I know when flying either, I'm flying somewhere that wouldn't have airline service at all if these aircraft didn't exist.

This is so not true - when CRJs came along, airlines replaced much of their mainline service with them to reduce labor costs. To name just a few, my airline no longer serves (with its own jets) Saginaw, Norfolk, either Charleston, nor the entire states of TN or AL.

CRJs are a major reason I was laid off from my job flying 737s for over 3 years.
 
Also, CRJs cannot really operate out of any shorter runways than for example a 737. 50-seat CRJs do not have leading-edge devices - this gives it a much higher takeoff speed than you would think for an aircraft of its size.

It's all economics, or corporate greed, depending on your point of view.
 
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This is so not true - when CRJs came along, airlines replaced much of their mainline service with them to reduce labor costs. To name just a few, my airline no longer serves (with its own jets) Saginaw, Norfolk, either Charleston, nor the entire states of TN or AL.
But they do serve (most of) them through their affiliates, flying CRJs. That's what I was saying. :cool2: Many small cities have lost service over the past few years because they just weren't profitable. If it weren't for the CRJs and other small aircraft, even more small cities would have lost service.
 
Like them or not, the RJ's are the wave of the future. I find the CRJ's to be pretty much the same as flying on the larger jets. They're relatively quiet, comfortable airplanes. The ERJ's (affectionately referred to as "jungle jets" because they're made in Brazil), on the other hand, tend to be noisier and not overly comfortable to fly in. However, both have excellent safety records. I will certainly agree that the turboprops aren't the most pleasant aircraft to fly in, although the newer Dash 8's aren't bad; they're actually pretty quiet compared to some of the others out there.

The other thing to keep in mind, the regional airlines are really the only segment of the aviation industry that's seeing significant growth these days. They're actually buying planes (or in some cases brining planes out of storage that they had put away after 9/11) and, even more so, hiring pilots in very large numbers. The major airlines are starting to see some growth again(including some bringing furloughed pilots back), and I think they're definitely headed in the right direction, but the regionals have already established an expanded, and what I think will be a very permament role in air transit in this economy.
 
I happen to like CRJs. I would take one (and do, about once a week) over a turbo prop any day of the week. Of course, my flights are only 23 minutes. I can't imagine several hours in one.

As far as furloughed pilots go... the majority do not go back to the jobs they loved and lost. And when small regional airlines hire, they do so at a MUCH lower salary than the majors... fewer crew members, lower salaries... you can see why it's attractive for growth... not so attractive for professionals earning a living.
 
Another effect of the pax penchant for lower fares.
 

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