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Mel Sharples said:Northwest to Fly Grand Rapids - Washington D.C. Nonstop
Thursday February 10, 11:00 am ET
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - News) today announced that it will begin offering the only daily nonstop service between Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, beginning May 2, 2005.
The new flight will be operated by Northwest Airlink partner Mesaba Airlines with a 69-seat Avro RJ85 regional jet (ARJ), with 16 seats in first class and 53 seats in coach class.
Huh?!? I thought that the NWA pilots contract specifically said no point-to-point flying in any jet of 50 seats or more. (Hence why 9E flew Lansing to DC in the 44-seater.)
What am I missing???
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The restrictions on point to point service only apply to "regional jets" as defined by the NW PWA (45-55 seat turbojet aircraft with a max gross weight of less than 70,000 lbs). There have never been any restrictions on 44-seat CRJ's or RJ-85's.