Embraer seating

"marc" wrote in message
m...
Have a trip coming up via Continental Express on an Embraer RJ135.

Haven't seen one. From a seating chart online, it looks like the front
two
seats on the right side will have more leg room. I'm 6' 5" and dread the
cramped seating.

It also look like the seats in front of the over wing emergency exit might
have more spacing. Row 9, I think.

Are my assumptions right? Are the front seats for the attendants?

Try seat 1A. I know they have it on the RJ145's, I would suspect the RJ135
would be the same. It's the bulkhead seat on the 1 side of the aircraft and
is quite roomy. I usually select this seat and as far as storage, the FA's
will usually allow me to use the closet, as there is no seat in front of me
and overhead space is limited.

With 1A, you're also first off of this misreable aircraft The ERJ's are
growing on me with time though as I fly them SDF-IAH and SDF-EWR when flying
on COx.. and their on-board service (COx) is decent compared to other
regional operations; don't be surprised if you get a "small" snack (nothing
to write home about, but often just enough to carry you over - i.e. very
small sandwhich & chips) -- but it seems CO and other carriers are really
pushing the limits on the RJ's -- how about flying IAH-YVR on an ERJ?
Luckily, my average ERJ flight is between 1 hr 30 minutes and 2 hours which
is a good distance to begin with. I can't immagine doing much more than 2
hours on one (SDF-IAH = ~780 miles).

Anyway, IMHO, 1A or the emergency exit row would be your best bet. If I
cannot get 1A, or the emergency exit row on the 1 side, I would still
suggest you stick to the one side of the aircraft.

BTW: How long is your ERJ flight / or what route is it?

Best,

Steve

P.S. If you can't get decent seats on your reservation, use on-line check-in
the day before travel. You can change seats online and often you can get
lucky with the online check-it at securing a better seat.

"Steve" wrote in
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- but
it seems CO and other carriers are really pushing the limits on the
RJ's -- how about flying IAH-YVR on an ERJ?

Really!! I would rather drive

Steve wrote:

-- but it seems CO and other carriers are really pushing the
limits on the RJ's -- how about flying IAH-YVR on an ERJ?

That's an interesting view, since the seats are about the same size as
those in their larger jets, yet people don't complain (much) about
longer flights in those.

Take Continental's 777 transatlantic service. In economy, the seat
pitch is 31 inches, and the width is 17.9 inches. In an ERJ, the seat
pitch is the same, the width is 1/2 less, and they don't recline as
much. However, with the 2-1 seating on the ERJ, the narrower seat
should be less of a problem.

People fly 7 to 14 hours on 777 flights. Does the 1/2 inch less seat
width on the ERJ seating really limit them to flights of less than 2
hours?

Thanks for all the info.

Went to Continental.com to get my seat assignment.
The flight is about three months away and the three best seats were already
taken. No other seats were assigned.

Either Continental saves them or someone who flies this route a lot has
booked them all.





"marc" wrote in message
m...
Have a trip coming up via Continental Express on an Embraer RJ135.

Haven't seen one. From a seating chart online, it looks like the front
two
seats on the right side will have more leg room. I'm 6' 5" and dread the
cramped seating.

It also look like the seats in front of the over wing emergency exit might
have more spacing. Row 9, I think.

Are my assumptions right? Are the front seats for the attendants?

TIA,

Marc

marc wrote:
Thanks for all the info.

Went to Continental.com to get my seat assignment.
The flight is about three months away and the three best seats were already
taken. No other seats were assigned.

Either Continental saves them or someone who flies this route a lot has
booked them all.


They might block exit row seats for frequent fliers

marc wrote:

Thanks for all the info.

Went to Continental.com to get my seat assignment.
The flight is about three months away and the three best seats were already
taken. No other seats were assigned.

Either Continental saves them or someone who flies this route a lot has
booked them all.





"marc" wrote in message
m...

Have a trip coming up via Continental Express on an Embraer RJ135.

Haven't seen one. From a seating chart online, it looks like the front

two

seats on the right side will have more leg room. I'm 6' 5" and dread the
cramped seating.

It also look like the seats in front of the over wing emergency exit might
have more spacing. Row 9, I think.

Are my assumptions right? Are the front seats for the attendants?

TIA,

Marc


Exit row seats are normally blocked until they can confirm that assignees
are capable of operating the emergency exit doors.

MTV

In article , MTV
wrote:


Exit row seats are normally blocked until they can confirm that assignees
are capable of operating the emergency exit doors.

Also bear in mind that the exit row window seats on the Embraer jets
have an irritating little half-armrest on the window side to allow for
the exit to open. Drives me absolutely batty; I avoid those seats when
I can. The exit-row AISLE seat is OK, but the ones next to the
overwing exits I avoid.

--
Garner R. Miller
ATP/CFII/MEI
Manchester, CT =USA=

Exit row seats are normally blocked until they can confirm that
assignees are capable of operating the emergency exit doors.

It may be airline specific, but United allows Premier Executive and
above (1K, Global Express) members to choose an exit row when booking
the flight. Regular Premier members and non-frequent fliers on United do
not have this option.

KR

Ken Reed wrote:

Exit row seats are normally blocked until they can confirm that
assignees are capable of operating the emergency exit doors.


It may be airline specific, but United allows Premier Executive and
above (1K, Global Express) members to choose an exit row when booking
the flight. Regular Premier members and non-frequent fliers on United do
not have this option.


Definitely true on AA. Although I generally don't usually book family
tickets separately, I did 4 separate logins and bookings, when AA
offered 4000 miles for the first time use of booking online. The exit
row seats showed available when logged in with my account, but not
theirs. It is a nice benefit of elite status. I almost always get the
exit row single side seat, when traveling alone on the Embraer. My
basic complaint is that often they don't priority board the aircraft and
you have to make sure you are in front of the line to secure carryon space.