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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@YukonGhibli 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Indeed
@YukonGhibli 4 ай бұрын
@@theleastofpilgrims3379 And I enjoy the channel and the reports by the way. I just take issue with that aspect of the post.
@ASAviation 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Southwest to Houston is better.
@TbhIThink 4 ай бұрын
lol leave the autistic kid alone
@midcenturymoldy 4 ай бұрын
Continental had a DC-9 shuttle flying solely between Houston Hobby and Houston Intercontinental in the 80s.
@Followerofchrist2091 12 күн бұрын
God.. I need this. I travel from north Houston metropolitan areas all the way to south side… this would help. Especially during traffic hours. It’s just probably equal time going through TSA and taxing and everything.
@jasoncassady6286 4 ай бұрын
Nice to see somebody not incorrectly label this an ERJ-175 (which it is not!) so great content LOL~!
@ck4426 4 ай бұрын
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!!!
@bobfitzpatrick8952 6 күн бұрын
My first and only time flying into DFW was in December of 1975; we landed in a terrible thunderstorm. The sales agent told my mother and I, "You need gate 16 - it's a country mile that way." It was dumping down rain when we pulled into Greater Cincinnati. The flight originated in Phoenix Sky Harbor.
@andykillsu 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
maybe the flts were cheaper
@bigkevinpetrona 4 ай бұрын
Connecting flights are always cheaper
@andykillsu 4 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
@@andykillsu most cases connecting flights are cheaper is what I’m saying.
@_w_w_ 3 ай бұрын
Mileage run!
@keithcarson8814 16 күн бұрын
LOL I drive for Uber on occasion and I constantly have passengers going to Love Field for Dallas to Houston. It’s incredibly common!
@abdarahmansiam6821 4 ай бұрын
Another enjoyable AS aviation video. Keep up the good work!
@rksr7026 15 күн бұрын
I used to fly Continental's ERJ from IAH to DAL and back on the same day about 20 years ago. The isolated gates at DAL meant this was certainly quicker than driving. Today, it's kind of a wash.
@steveallman7581 4 ай бұрын
Another great vid!
@MileHigh_Aviation 3 ай бұрын
great trip report! i’m flying this plane soon! ironically sitting in the same seat lol
@BryantCrosnoe 4 ай бұрын
Love your streams
@Venkman29 10 күн бұрын
Hi, my name is Bill.. Hey I use to wing walk these babies. I like these planes.. there far better then those CRJ 200.. Those things are cramped for sure.. I'll be glad when UAL tells it's Express Operators to retire them or stop using them for United Express flying.. Anyway. I love your wing views on this flight and probably even other wing views but these ones are outstanding views.. Yes I've seen them lower the flaps as I would be walking the wing.. especially on these planes.. I know it doesn't have a head rest and that's your opinion over mine but times I've been on them I always thought they were still comfortable enough for E175.. I must say I really enjoyed this video of our E175.. You did a great job on it.. Get me some more awsome wing views.. :)
@Redriveraviation 4 ай бұрын
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!
@taytay1336 4 ай бұрын
I love the E175 it's a cute Ass plane very cozy and comfortable! Sharp in it's look
@theleastofpilgrims3379 4 ай бұрын
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
@v1__rotate 13 күн бұрын
When I flew the 175 for SkyWest we put the flaps out during pushback too. Only type I've ever done that in. I think it's because it takes like 25 seconds for the flaps to move from up to 1
@subaruserenity 16 күн бұрын
I always fly Delta in & out of DFW, and I always go through C for security. E has been a mess every single time especially in the early morning. DFW is my home airport and I love it!
@nikobelic4251 15 күн бұрын
5:13 My mother is a Mesa Airlines pilot on the Emb-175 When they start the push they lower the flaps, as far as I know the procedure is unique to Mesa Airlines.
@v1__rotate 13 күн бұрын
We did when I flew the 175 for SkyWest as well
@edwardrosemond7169 4 ай бұрын
Cool!
@msb129sca 3 ай бұрын
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 3 ай бұрын
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.
@JD-Films1 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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!
@nealwhaley63 12 күн бұрын
If you’re flying between Dallas, Houston, Austin, or San Antonio, you can forget receiving any type of cabin service. The flights are so short that airlines decided they weren’t worth the trouble and expense.
@kentfrederick8929 4 ай бұрын
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.
@jasonmoors1191 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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
@ethancampbell6076 4 ай бұрын
Just a future video try flying in Alaska E175s next time. I have a great experience flying with E175s with Alaska SkyWest and Horizon.
@oreotcat 4 ай бұрын
I had the displeasure of dealing with Mesa for years at HP then US. Great employees with horrendous leadership.
@jeremymurphy7320 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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.
@JoeDFWAviation 4 ай бұрын
My parents are United fliers mainly and we live in Dallas so DFW-IAH/IAH-DFW are common routes for us.
@DanielDuhon 29 күн бұрын
Flying is so much better than a rail between these two cities.
@BryanDaniel42 28 күн бұрын
until there is high speed rail, I agree. high speed rail will change everything.
@kjjones8627 12 күн бұрын
Good observation, flaps are never lowered during pushback. They are probably not following the checklist. In the human factors world we call that complacency. Shame shame Capt. and FO
@mysteryrgo 4 ай бұрын
E175 has the BEST economy seats at 18,2 inches of width. Bonus; only a 2x2 configuration, so no middle seat!!
@ASAviation 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
@@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.
@Aardvark49 19 күн бұрын
Interesting. You got to DFW at 4:30 in morning and then bypassed two earlier flights to IAH just to ride an EMB175?
@ASAviation 19 күн бұрын
@@Aardvark49 when I booked the flight I didn’t know my friend was leaving at 6:30, otherwise had I known beforehand I would’ve booked an earlier flight.
@InnocentCheckeredFlags-dw3xr 4 ай бұрын
Hey! Can you mske a video on the rise and fall of Karachi Airport?
@stevenluo9516 11 күн бұрын
"So your only two options of travel between these two cities are to drive or to fly. No one in their right mind would fly solely between Dallas and Houston or vice versa." Capital One Lounges at DFW and $55 plane tickets, and Redcoach/intercity busses: I'm going to ruin this man's whole career.
@Vflores1211 12 күн бұрын
Used to handle the Mesa CRJ9 few years ago, terrible aircraft!! Constantly broken
@michaelmichniak127 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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.
@arandom7376 9 күн бұрын
Idk man, LA Tourists come to Vegas for a Final Destination
@protector22222 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolfSparty i know. A friend was a flight attendant for them. Just sad really...the impact united had on Cleveland airport..
@LoneWolfSparty 4 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
@@protector22222 Frontier? Ehhhh...
@burncycle4621 3 ай бұрын
It's not 17L and 35R. We still sue those daily. It's 17R and 35L that is closed.
@ASAviation 3 ай бұрын
Dumb typo on my part 🤦🏽♂️ can’t believe I missed that
@EpicThe112 4 ай бұрын
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
@theleastofpilgrims3379 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Exactly. I remember when Southwest had only three leased 737s that flew between the three cities.
@theleastofpilgrims3379 4 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
Viva AeroLopa
@gumbyshrimp2606 4 ай бұрын
Just build the train already
@Porsche4life 13 күн бұрын
They are working on it
@GainesMediaInc 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
Precisely. Its like saying no sane person flies from LAX to SFO
@GainesMediaInc 4 ай бұрын
Haha, what about SAN-LAX? Done that as well...😜
@theleastofpilgrims3379 4 ай бұрын
@@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 4 ай бұрын
I always wanted to do SMF while l lived in SoCal, but sadly it's one l never checked off.
@ASAviation 4 ай бұрын
I guess I didn't think that many businesspeople do it a lot! Forgive me for that...
@skofarrell Ай бұрын
Tell me you know nothing about Southwest without telling me you know nothing about Southwest.
@ASAviation Ай бұрын
Taken 9 flights with Southwest all of which are covered on the channel
@skofarrell Ай бұрын
@@ASAviation Then why are you surprised that people fly from Dallas to Houston as you highlighted in your intro? Dallas/Austin/Houston passengers are the reason that Southwest exists.
@ASAviation Ай бұрын
@@skofarrell I understand SWA was founded on intra-Texas travel and that’s a big part of its business still. I don’t live or travel within Texas enough to know that Dallas to Houston is a frequently flown route too. I guess that was my mistake.
@steveward5543 3 ай бұрын
"promosm" 😴
@cameraman655 4 ай бұрын
Ehhh…Houston isn't much of a town and a bland airport, no wonder no one files there.
@djtexas4993 Ай бұрын
😂😂
@lalotato Ай бұрын
Yeah only the 4th largest in the country
@rksr7026 15 күн бұрын
Bland? IDK about that, but one of the worst large airports in the US? Certainly.
@awapuhi9 11 күн бұрын
There's a reason no one liked your comment, failed cameraman.
@parkeryocum6830 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
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 4 ай бұрын
@@ASAviation Makes sense! United’s 767s are a dream to fly on. It’s always nice to see them on domestic.
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