Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks

December 5, 2007

I look at the boarding pass and sighed - another commuter jet. They’re claustrophobic agony. You can’t stand up. If you’re six feet or more and have a window seat, you have to bend your head to the interior curve of the fuselage. And for all of us who fly, we know commuter jets are as prevalent as the bigger planes, no joy themselves but ususally better.

So I was completely surprised when I boarded a Comair flight in Cinncinati last night for the trip back to Boston. It was brand new CRJ-900 jet which was spacious and you could stand up in the aisle (I’m six feet). Comair just took a delivery of 12 planes in September and they could redefine commuter jet travel. It even had a 12-seat first class section. Legroom was decent and I’d have to say I prefer it to most big passeneger jets. A lot depends on the load factor and this flight was only three quarters full. And it didn’t hurt that it that the interior was sparkling and new

There might be a catch, though. According to the flight attendant, the CRJ-900 could be configured with more than 90 seats. The one I was on had 76 seats. Bombardier, the manufacturer, says the aircraft has an "86-seat interior." The addition of 10 more seats could convert the plane I was on last night back into bad old commuter jet misery. Three cheers for Comair.

Posted by John Dodge on December 5, 2007 | Comments (5)

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July 7, 2008

In response to: Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks
Dutchman commented:

Save me from these new smaller airplanes like to CRJ900. I had the misfortune to have flown in one the other day aboard a NWA flight to Manchester, NH. As soon as I got to my computer I rebooked all my upcoming flights to real airplanes! Give me a good ole'' Airbus or DC9 anyday

May 27, 2008

In response to: Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks
sarah commented:

my mom is a flight attendant for comair. i have goton to fly on the CRJ-900 before and it was VERY nice. you can stand up without hitting your heaad and you also have a lot of legroom. fist class is very nice. you have amzing service and the flight is very enjoyable. unlike the 44's. this plane isnt dark or claustorphobic either. it has all blue and white. no black or red. lots of lighting and larger windows! lol ")

May 27, 2008

In response to: Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks
sarah commented:

my mom is a flight attendant for comair. i have goton to fly on the CRJ-900 before and it was VERY nice. you can stand up without hitting your heaad and you also have a lot of legroom. fist class is very nice. you have amzing service and the flight is very enjoyable. unlike the 44''''s. this plane isnt dark or claustorphobic either. it has all blue and white. no black or red. lots of lighting and larger windows! lol ")

December 13, 2007

In response to: Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks
FlyGuyTy commented:

I leave to become a flight attendant with Comair in January. I did a ton of online searching about regional carriers and their aircraft. It seems that it is more economical to operate the smaller CRJs domestically and you will soon see a shift to these types of aircraft instead of wide-body jets domestically. Check out NWAs Compass. Shiny and new CRJ-900s!

December 7, 2007

In response to: Comair CRJ-900 commuter jet rocks
Pilot commented:

It's too bad that these bigger planes are still being flown by commuter pilots for peanuts and food stamps. Airline pilots are underpaid, FYI.

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