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Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / June 2005What is COEXPRESS or ContinentalExpress
Hi Is it airplane, commuter, bus, or something? I am seeing Continental Airlines fare table. An itinerary is, NRT - CO - EWR/IAH - CO/COEXPRESS - US cities(ABE ALB BDL ... about 40 cities) I have no idea what the COEXPRESS exactly is. Greeting from Seoul. >Is it airplane, commuter, bus, or something? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I have no idea what the COEXPRESS exactly is. Continental Express is a subsidiary of Continental (or, actually, it is a separate company from Continental but they are closely affiliated and marketed as Continental). They fly incredibly small "regional" jets usually between hubs and smaller cities. Unless you're flying to a small city after changing planes from your NRT flight, you probably won't be on one of those regional jets. hope this info helps! it is their commuter airline, which flies Embraer 135 and 145 jets. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Greeting from Seoul. Thank you very much Michael and Jeff. I have used small jet earlier from LAX to Sandiego. Capactiy of about 10 people, and a coke is all they gave me. I guess it's it. > Thank you very much Michael and Jeff. > > I have used small jet earlier from LAX to Sandiego. Capactiy of about > 10 people, and a coke is all they gave me. I guess it's it. Regional jets generally have a capacity much higher, around 40 or so. Thanks mrtravel. Then I had a wrong picture. Continental Airline or America in general is bigger than what I had configured. > Is it airplane, commuter, bus, or something? > > I am seeing Continental Airlines fare table. An itinerary is, > > I have no idea what the COEXPRESS exactly is. COEXPRESS is Continental Express. In North America, the major airlines have affiliates that fly small airplanes from small towns to the airline's hub cities. Some are owned by the major airlines, some are independent businesses, although you hardly notice. On an occasion, these airlines will also take over a lightly traveled route between bigger cities for an airline as well. Their equipment is generally a "regional jet" with 40-60 seats, or a prop with less than that. Some are as small as to use what might be considered more appropriate as a private plane. The names are like Continental Express/Continental Connection, Delta Connection, USAirways Express, United Express/United Commuter, American Eagle/American Connection, Horizon Air (Alaska), and so on. Unless you visit small towns, you will probably never fly on these airlines. >Unless you visit small towns, you will probably never fly on these >airlines. Ha, ha. Philadelphia to Cleveland? One 737, 17 regional jets. Houston to Chicago? Half commuters, half mainline. The majors are shedding their medium distance routes to their commuter affiliates as fast as they can because the labor costs are so much lower. Fortunately, the newest generation of 70 seat regional jets are at least as comfortable as the old 737s and DC9s they replace. Fortunately, the newest generation of 70 seat regional jets >are at least as comfortable as the old 737s and DC9s they replace. Unless you are an FF Elite and would otherwise be in First! Welcome to my world the last few years... Kevin Rhodes > Fortunately, the newest generation of 70 seat regional jets >>are at least as comfortable as the old 737s and DC9s they replace. > >Unless you are an FF Elite and would otherwise be in First! >Welcome to my world the last few years... I'm gold elite on US Air (be still my heart) and I'm 6'4" so I am acutely aware of leg room or the lack thereof. The E70s are surprisingly OK. For the relatively short flights where they use them, the lack of a free beer isn't a big deal, and the gate check so I don't have to lug my bag onto the plane but I reliably get it back as I get off is great. >> Fortunately, the newest generation of 70 seat regional jets >>>are at least as comfortable as the old 737s and DC9s they replace. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >I don't have to lug my bag onto the plane but I reliably get it back >as I get off is great. Unfortuntely I am Gold Elite with Northwest - they fly CRJ's on some pretty long flights. Portland, ME to Minneapolis for example. That's well over three hours, have experienced 3:45 with really bad headwinds. That was fun, due to wieght vs. range restrictions they could only take 29 people on a sold out flight. I really HATE CRJ's, at least the original, low window ones, which is all the NW Airlink carriers have. I'm 6'2 with freakishly short legs\long torso so I can't see out of the things. It is tolerable if I can get 1A+1B to myself, but it is hellish on a full flight. Kevin Rhodes >>Is it airplane, commuter, bus, or something? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > In North America, the major airlines have affiliates that fly small > airplanes from small towns to the airline's hub cities. Or from big cities to big cities... |
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