Atlantic City "Delta Comair"

[chrisd596]

Just a quick question. Flying on Dec 23rd from either PHL or Atlantic City. Finding a flight on Delta saying Comair, which is a Canadian Airline. Only 50 seats in plane.

Anyone ever flown this flight!!!!! Seems like a tiny little plane.

Thanks
Chris

 

[OKW Lover]

Comair is not a Canadian airline. It is 100% owned by Delta. As you noted, they do fly small jets.

 

[snowy76]

Nearly all our Delta flights out of SYR are operated by Comair - it's what Delta Connection flights are throughout the northeast and as far as Chicago. The jets they typically use are Canadian-built (CRJ) - very comfortable, fast, quiet. If you ever flew a turbo-prop, these are soooooo much nicer. They are small, of course (typically two seats on one side of the aisle, one seat on the other) and even at 5'2" I bump my head as I'm getting out of my seat. But the ride is great. One note - if you typically pack carryons, you may have to stow one or more under the plane because the overhead bins are tiny. But they will let you gate check them, and you get them right back as you get off the plane.

 

[NCRedding]

CRJ are actually 2 seats on both sides. The Embraer is the jet with 2 seats on one, and 1 seat on the other side.

We've flown Comair CJRs at least ten times. I've always found them to be very comfortable, never had a problem with turbulence. Because of their size, you generally have to go outside and enter the plane using the steps. The best thing about them is the luggage unloading. Everytime we've flown one, the luggage beats us to the carosel.

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

We just flew from ATL to BUF on a Comair jet on Thursday.

Great flight and I am terrified of flying.

One tip for you: When they are going to land, the landing gear coming out makes a loud "bump"

Thought I would share that, since everyone on the plane jumped a foot when it happened.

We landed in wind, and it was smooth. I would fly on the small jet again in a heartbeat!

 

[DebbieB]

CRJ are actually 2 seats on both sides. The Embraer is the jet with 2 seats on one, and 1 seat on the other side.

We've flown Comair CJRs at least ten times. I've always found them to be very comfortable, never had a problem with turbulence. Because of their size, you generally have to go outside and enter the plane using the steps. The best thing about them is the luggage unloading. Everytime we've flown one, the luggage beats us to the carosel.

It depends on the Embraer model. My favorite RJ is an Embraer 170, which has 2 seats on each side, full size overheads. It is very comfortable. The Embraer 145 has the 1/2 configuration and is not as comfortable.

I've flown CRJ's the past 2 weeks. 2 weeks ago PIT-EWR and back (USAirways) and last week PIT-MSP and back (Northwest). In comparison to a full size jet, I find it very uncomfortable, especially on a 2 hour flight (PIT-MSP). Going to MSP, the guy next to me was probably 6'5" and could not find room for his legs. He had them out in the aisle but the FA told him he couldn't do that, tripping hazard. He couldn't put the tray completely down because he knees were up. There was a soldier across the aisle from me on the return and he also was having a difficult time getting comfortable. I am usually able to squeeze my 8" wide laptop case in the overhead but on the return flight it would not fit, so I had to put it under the seat, which meant I had no leg room. You have to bend your neck down to see out the window. I am going to try to avoid the CRJ in the future if I have a choice.

 

[bavaria]

I am going to try to avoid the CRJ in the future if I have a choice.

I will drive up to 5 hours out of my way to avoid a CRJ, although I hear that the new CRJ-700's are quite roomy (and United has a business class section on their aircraft)

Being severly claustrophobic, a flight on a CRJ is a nightmare for me, even in row 1. United is using CRJ's on some flights up to 4 hours - my idea of absolute torture.

 

[seashoreCM]

In an earlier lifetime but still well into the jet age I took a propjet (as far as I was concerned it was a propeller plane because it looked like one). Only about an hour in the air but it bounced around so much I thought to myself, "never again". It was a Fairchild 20 or so seater operated by a company (now long gone) called Executive Airlines.

Then, decades later, I took another propjet trip, If I recall, it was on Delta. At first I was planning to drive Boston to mid-Long Island because I thought it would take longer to fly BOS -LGA and rent a car but then my boss said there was air service to Islip, just a few miles from my destination. Very smooth flight each way.

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[snowy76]

In an earlier lifetime but still well into the jet age I took a propjet (as far as I was concerned it was a propeller plane because it looked like one). Only about an hour in the air but it bounced around so much I thought to myself, "never again".

This is one reason I loved when they switched to the CRJs - they're able to fly high enough to avoid a lot of the turbulence that the older prop jobs have to fly through.