San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4934 posts, RR: 13 Posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2873 times:
On July 11, my family and I are flying Horizon Air on the route ONT-PDX-RDM. The flights are on a CRJ-700 and a Dash 8-200. I've never flown that airline, those types, and have never been to PDX or RDM. This is the first time my 10-year-old brother has flown, and the first time my parents have flown in about 10 years. What can we expect?
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2855 times:
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you will get a fun, bumpy ride out of PDX towards RDM as you fly over the mountain, lots of cooler air mixing with the warmer air from the south and midlands of Oregon.
PA110 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1950 posts, RR: 26 Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2853 times:
Expect nothing - that way you will never be disappointed. Expect cramped seating and minimal service - the same as any other domestic flight these days.
BCAInfoSys From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2843 times:
You will expect great aircraft, great on-time performance, get on-board service... get the trend? QX is FANTASTIC! I will rave about them all day. They are head and shoulders above ANY regional airline out there, and I have gotten better service with them then I have with any of the majors.
In fact, I am going to pay more, drive farther out of my way, and fly almost twice as long over Thanksgiving to fly QX rather then Delta.
As far as the aircraft.. the CRJ-700 is my least favorite of Horizon's aircraft. The Q200 and Q400 are my FAVORITE aircraft to fly. The take-offs and landings are incredibly smooth, there is very little cabin noise, you get much better legroom, etc..
And the best perk of all for your parents (and you when you get older), is free beer and wine!
Enjoy your flights, I have no doubt you will. I love QX so much!
AS739X From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5820 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2800 times:
Don't show up and expect 100% you'll get a CR7 first off. ONT had recieved a lot of Q400's a a/c sub's. A great plane but fly's low and lose's about 20-25 minutes on that segment vs. the CR7. Service is nice with great beers.
ASSFO
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Boeing757/767 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 2264 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2750 times:
I have flown two very short segments on Horizon (Seattle-Victoria and Vancouver-Seattle) and I must tell you it was fantastic. The flight attendant actually hustled with flair to serve a full load on both those very short flights.
MEL From Canada, joined Oct 1999, 1082 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2742 times:
One interesting thing I noted when I flew their Q400 was the lack of window shades. That is probably just a -400 feature though. Who needs window shades anyway, when all you're doing is snapping photos the whole flight. Your -200 will probably be equipped. Other than that, the two times I've flown them, were fantastic flights.
Flyboy80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1856 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2683 times:
Horizon is a nice airline, very professional flight crews...etc, great snacks!!!!! And beverage selections!
my views expressed here are my own, and do not represent any company or organization
N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7992 posts, RR: 27 Reply 10, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2680 times:
LineMechQX From United States of America, joined May 2004, 77 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2609 times:
Quoting MEL (Reply 8): One interesting thing I noted when I flew their Q400 was the lack of window shades. That is probably just a -400 feature though. Who needs window shades anyway, when all you're doing is snapping photos the whole flight. Your -200 will probably be equipped. Other than that, the two times I've flown them, were fantastic flights.
Not really a Q400 thing as our temp aircrafts 539DS (on lease return) and 546DS returned some time ago did have window shades. It think its more of a horizon thing. Spending most of my flight time on Q200's I don't normally miss them. However they did come in useful once for sleeping on a ferry flight FCA-SEA after a long night of AOG work in the cold. Got to close the whole cabin and pass out in the back.
SAN747- I'm sure you'll have a great trip the flights should be in good contrast for an aviation enthusiast like you. Hopefully you wont have a Q400 subbed for your ONT-PDX flight as has happened often lately. Surprising seeing the drop in PW150A reliability recently and the subsequent increase in CF34 reliability. The 400 is a good plane, but not really suited to a flight that long if avoidable.
Bluewave 707 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3139 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2602 times:
Rode QX in '03 from SEA to PDX and back. Had a Q200 going to PDX, which reminded me of the 100s that WP has here @ HNL, only a bit quieter. Returning to SEA, I had a Q400 which was QUIET even sitting at the window seat adjacent to the port engine. The counter staff and cabin crew's attitude was great! Definitely will fly them when the opportunity presents itself.
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