THE TEXAS SHUTTLE: United Express E175 Trip Report

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    It's baffling that two of the largest metro areas in the United States are just 240 miles apart. Most people tend to drive between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, however, flying is the other option. There are sadly no trains between the two metropolises but that will change at some point. While traveling from DFW to Orlando, I first caught a flight to Houston on the United Express E175. Long story short, it was a decent flight but I wasn't impressed.
    Date of Travel: March 4th, 2024
    Airline: United Express (Mesa Airlines)
    Aircraft: Embraer E175LR (N86344)
    Route: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Houston Intercontinental, TX
    Duration: 0h 45min
    Seat: 20D (Economy)
    Ticket Price: $300.45 (booked on united.com)
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    00:00 Intro
    01:10 DFW Airport
    03:55 Departure
    08:25 Inflight
    10:05 Arrival & Conclusion
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  • @midcenturymoldy
    @midcenturymoldy 2 месяца назад +3

    Continental had a DC-9 shuttle flying solely between Houston Hobby and Houston Intercontinental in the 80s.

  • @ck4426
    @ck4426 2 месяца назад +1

    I just love your airport and flight reports!!! I also love that you wanted to fly on a plane you had never flown on. I appreciate the information and insight that you give and GO ILLINI!!!

  • @andykillsu
    @andykillsu 2 месяца назад +16

    Someone at United is probably like why is this guy flying to Chicago via Houston from Orlando when we have 7 daily direct flights lol

    • @davidharris2519
      @davidharris2519 2 месяца назад

      maybe the flts were cheaper

    • @bigkevinpetrona
      @bigkevinpetrona 2 месяца назад

      Connecting flights are always cheaper

    • @andykillsu
      @andykillsu 2 месяца назад

      @@bigkevinpetrona no they aren’t. You’re telling me if I flying from LAX to SFO, it would be cheaper to connect in like ORD or JFK? No.

    • @bigkevinpetrona
      @bigkevinpetrona Месяц назад

      @@andykillsu most cases connecting flights are cheaper is what I’m saying.

    • @_w_w_
      @_w_w_ Месяц назад +1

      Mileage run!

  • @MileHigh_Aviation
    @MileHigh_Aviation 28 дней назад +1

    great trip report! i’m flying this plane soon! ironically sitting in the same seat lol

  • @YukonGhibli
    @YukonGhibli 2 месяца назад +17

    1,000s fly between the two everyday for work, may making same day returns. Not sure where you get that it is crazy to do. It is bread-and-butter for Southwest, but AA and UA care those pax also. No one drives for 9 hours a day for a day trip for business. JSX flies it also.

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      Indeed

    • @YukonGhibli
      @YukonGhibli 2 месяца назад +1

      @@theleastofpilgrims3379 And I enjoy the channel and the reports by the way. I just take issue with that aspect of the post.

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  2 месяца назад +4

      Thanks for the information. I had a feeling that many would do it for business, as I saw at least one business-dressed person on this flight, but wasn't sure if he was headed for IAH or connecting onwards.

    • @jarrellbabb1344
      @jarrellbabb1344 2 месяца назад +1

      Southwest to Houston is better.

    • @TbhIThink
      @TbhIThink 2 месяца назад

      lol leave the autistic kid alone

  • @Redriveraviation
    @Redriveraviation 2 месяца назад +1

    Very cool! Don’t forget to check the airport’s websites as they usually list every security checkpoints wait time, DFW has a very good one!

  • @ethancampbell6076
    @ethancampbell6076 2 месяца назад +1

    Just a future video try flying in Alaska E175s next time. I have a great experience flying with E175s with Alaska SkyWest and Horizon.

  • @abdarahmansiam6821
    @abdarahmansiam6821 2 месяца назад +1

    Another enjoyable AS aviation video. Keep up the good work!

  • @JD-Films1
    @JD-Films1 2 месяца назад +2

    Nice video! I feel like we haven’t seen a lot of Delta content lately, would you ever consider doing a Delta Connection trip report? I’m not saying you have to but just a suggestion! 😀

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  2 месяца назад

      I’ve been wanting to fly Delta Connection out of BMI for some time although sadly those tickets are always quite high. Would like to do more DL flights later on though!

  • @jasoncassady6286
    @jasoncassady6286 2 месяца назад +2

    Nice to see somebody not incorrectly label this an ERJ-175 (which it is not!) so great content LOL~!

  • @steveallman7581
    @steveallman7581 2 месяца назад

    Another great vid!

  • @BryantCrosnoe
    @BryantCrosnoe 2 месяца назад +1

    Love your streams

  • @kentfrederick8929
    @kentfrederick8929 2 месяца назад +1

    I have done day trips from ORD to ATL. I know people who do day trips between ORD and LGA, as well as ATL and LGA. So, a day trip between DFW/DAL and IAD/HOU is not crazy.
    It's 4.5 hours between Houston and Arlington. If you drive that, you either have a very, very long day, or you have to spend the night.

  • @JoeDFWAviation
    @JoeDFWAviation 2 месяца назад

    My parents are United fliers mainly and we live in Dallas so DFW-IAH/IAH-DFW are common routes for us.

  • @InnocentCheckeredFlags-dw3xr
    @InnocentCheckeredFlags-dw3xr 2 месяца назад +1

    Hey! Can you mske a video on the rise and fall of Karachi Airport?

  • @edwardrosemond7169
    @edwardrosemond7169 2 месяца назад +2

    Cool!

  • @jasonmoors1191
    @jasonmoors1191 2 месяца назад +1

    IAH being my home airport, while I haven't flown IAH-DFW exclusively ever, I did fly SWA (Terminal A) IAH-DAL last month on the way to MDW for the Chicago Auto Show. Paying only $7.11 up front for your itinerary ORD-DFW-IAH-MCO is a bargain! Cannot believe TSA was backed up at DFW at four in the morning! Thankfully you had an option! As to your flight credit, I have a $300 one with SWA which I intend to cash in for a Christmas family visit in Tucson--this was when SWA had their infamous meltdown and I ended driving home from Corpus Christi that Christmas Eve.

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      That kind of connection through DAL was for many years impossible due to the Wright Amendment (which was passed at the behest of AA, Braniff and Delta, who were opposed to continued short haul flights out of Love Field. Love Field is also the inspiration for Southwest’s LUV ticker symbol

  • @jeremymurphy7320
    @jeremymurphy7320 2 месяца назад

    I flew on Dallas - Houston commuter-ish flight in Southwest more than a few times when I was working in TX around 2007. I'm from Iowa and we had a facility in Ft Worth and one of our biggest vendors was in Houston, thus the many short day trips.
    It was so bad...it broke me of ever flying on Southwest again.

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      That sounds very unpleasant. Usually I have enjoyed flying Southwest, but it is definitely not a premium product. One airline I really miss, which was a delight for flying LAX-SFO, was Virgin America. Their service was amazing.

  • @oreotcat
    @oreotcat 2 месяца назад +1

    I had the displeasure of dealing with Mesa for years at HP then US. Great employees with horrendous leadership.

  • @msb129sca
    @msb129sca Месяц назад +1

    Thankfully with Frontier opening a route to DFW - IAH, The market realized it has been one of the most under valued - over priced routes. Look under May now, all competitors prices for one way flights are $49 United & American, following suit to a low cost airline. Even southwest cut their prices from hobby and IAH. No more bus rides finally.

    • @msb129sca
      @msb129sca Месяц назад

      prior prices in united & american were $149 One Way, Now with frontier entering the market, there are days the tickets are $49 with AA & UA.

  • @mysteryrgo
    @mysteryrgo 2 месяца назад +1

    E175 has the BEST economy seats at 18,2 inches of width. Bonus; only a 2x2 configuration, so no middle seat!!

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  2 месяца назад

      Definitely, can't argue with that. Totally beats a 737 or A320. However, the seats themselves on UA Express I found worse than AA for example.

    • @mysteryrgo
      @mysteryrgo 2 месяца назад

      @@ASAviation United in general is, well, a dumpster fire. My opinion of course. Heck, you don't even get an adult beverage if you're in E+.
      I've been flying AA over 20 years and have zero interest in changing. And no, I don't care AA doesn't have a seat back screen. I'll save a few dollars and use my own.

  • @taytay1336
    @taytay1336 2 месяца назад

    I love the E175 it's a cute Ass plane very cozy and comfortable! Sharp in it's look

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      I love all the E-Jets because of the 2+2 seating. They are roomy, and they really revolutionized regional jet service. I have also heard the new A220s are quite nice, despite being five abreast (which is still preferable to six abreast). One reason why I love the Boeing 767 is because most airlines were decent enough to configure them with 2 + 3 + 2 seating in coach, which minimized the amount of middle seats. This was especially pleasurable around the year 2000 when American briefly took out several rows of seats for their short lived “More Room Throughout Coach” initiative

  • @michaelmichniak127
    @michaelmichniak127 2 месяца назад +1

    No one in their right mind would fly between these cities as their final destination? Is that also true for NYC-BOS, WAS-NYC, SFO-LAX, LAS-LAX, and the list goes on.......

    • @EpicThe112
      @EpicThe112 Месяц назад

      You are correct however for New York City to Boston and Washington you have the alternative Amtrak. Some of the Amtrak trains actually stopped at Newark Airport. If your flight from Newark is canceled they can actually put you onto the train towards Washington DC then another one to Dulles Airport from Union Station.

  • @burncycle4621
    @burncycle4621 Месяц назад

    It's not 17L and 35R. We still sue those daily. It's 17R and 35L that is closed.

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  Месяц назад

      Dumb typo on my part 🤦🏽‍♂️ can’t believe I missed that

  • @protector22222
    @protector22222 2 месяца назад +1

    I always find seeing commute air aircraft interesting. Because though they have aircraft bases down there their headquarters is in North Olmsted Ohio. Where their aircraft very rarely if ever fly out of. You never see an airline that has their headquarters in a city they basically don't fly out of

    • @LoneWolfSparty
      @LoneWolfSparty 2 месяца назад

      They used to fly into Cleveland a ton before Continental merged with UA; they used to have a TON of flights out of the now closed Concourse D.

    • @protector22222
      @protector22222 2 месяца назад

      @@LoneWolfSparty i know. A friend was a flight attendant for them. Just sad really...the impact united had on Cleveland airport..

    • @LoneWolfSparty
      @LoneWolfSparty 2 месяца назад

      @@protector22222 it was bound to happen with the merger -- Cleveland is too close to DC/Chicago which are United hubs and larger markets. If Cleveland is smart they might try to become a focus city for someone like Breeze and get a couple international flights.
      And finally, upgrade the airport

    • @protector22222
      @protector22222 2 месяца назад

      @@LoneWolfSparty The current plan for Cleveland is to make Cleveland Hopkins a focus City for frontier. There are plans to completely remodel the airport which include demolishing two of the concourses and completely rebuilding them. That should be starting within the year. Breeze operates out of Akron Canton airport and has no current plans to operate out of Cleveland Hopkins. Breezes business model focuses on lesser served areas and while Cleveland is not a hub it still does have flights between major cities throughout the US as well as internationally whereas Akron really does not

    • @LoneWolfSparty
      @LoneWolfSparty 2 месяца назад

      @@protector22222 Frontier? Ehhhh...

  • @EpicThe112
    @EpicThe112 Месяц назад

    Let me guess they have to compete with the dominant carrier here American Airlines. Furthermore they also compete with Dallas to Newark Airport the latter one some 10-12 years ago would have thrown you into a McDonald Douglas md-80 no ife but B737-823 is equipped with Streaming IFE even rare situations A319-115WL

  • @gumbyshrimp2606
    @gumbyshrimp2606 2 месяца назад +2

    Just build the train already

  • @theleastofpilgrims3379
    @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

    Pretty sure it was Texans flying the “Texas Triangle” which includes Houston-Dallas / Fortworth which built Southwest. And for people in suburban Houston and in Fort Worth or Arlington DFW-IAH is more convenient than DAL-HOU😊

    • @midcenturymoldy
      @midcenturymoldy 2 месяца назад +1

      Exactly. I remember when Southwest had only three leased 737s that flew between the three cities.

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      @@midcenturymoldy Yep, that’s how they got started. The Texas Triangle. They soon added a fourth 737-200 if I recall. I have to confess I miss their old tan, orange and red livery.

  • @res887
    @res887 2 месяца назад +1

    Viva AeroLopa

  • @GainesMediaInc
    @GainesMediaInc 2 месяца назад +1

    Haha, not sure about your remark @ 00:23-00:30, some of us do it all the time! Surely you're not implying l don't have at least half a brain right?!!🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад

      Precisely. Its like saying no sane person flies from LAX to SFO

    • @GainesMediaInc
      @GainesMediaInc 2 месяца назад +1

      Haha, what about SAN-LAX? Done that as well...😜

    • @theleastofpilgrims3379
      @theleastofpilgrims3379 2 месяца назад +1

      @@GainesMediaInc Indeed that is well flown. Now personally I prefer to take the Amtrak Surfliner on that route, but if I was traveling to or from West LA / Santa Monica / San Pedro / Torrance or some other location closer to LAX than to the railroad, I would fly that route. Also, SFO-SAN and SMF-SAN and if anyone flies it, ONT-SAN

    • @GainesMediaInc
      @GainesMediaInc 2 месяца назад +1

      I always wanted to do SMF while l lived in SoCal, but sadly it's one l never checked off.

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  2 месяца назад +1

      I guess I didn't think that many businesspeople do it a lot! Forgive me for that...

  • @steveward5543
    @steveward5543 Месяц назад

    "promosm" 😴

  • @cameraman655
    @cameraman655 2 месяца назад

    Ehhh…Houston isn't much of a town and a bland airport, no wonder no one files there.

  • @parkeryocum6830
    @parkeryocum6830 2 месяца назад

    As you saw in the start Frontier is starting a double daily on this route. That’s even more flights on that route. But $300 from DFW to MCO seams very extreme for economy on that route, the connection must of been something wild like a 757-300

    • @ASAviation
      @ASAviation  2 месяца назад

      Well, it was multi-city, so the segments I flew were ORD-DFW, then DFW-IAH, and IAH-MCO. IAH-MCO was a 767-300!

    • @parkeryocum6830
      @parkeryocum6830 2 месяца назад

      @@ASAviation Makes sense! United’s 767s are a dream to fly on. It’s always nice to see them on domestic.