Would you fly at a less convenient time to get a nicer plane?

[Forg]

Ah, so it is about the seat, not the plane.

The ‘plane is normally a very good indicator towards how the seats’ll be arranged.
Occasionally you can cop a replacement aircraft & be stymied!

 

[drron]

as per my golden rule. Daytime flights and sleep in a proper bed. over 3 hours we travel J so a daytime flight with ecliner is not a problem.

 

[FlyingFiona]

Are you talking about the aircraft themselves or the seating configurations/types of seats that airlines are installing inside them?

Both but from the user experience perspective.

 

[Happy Dude]

Some WP/OWE fly across the country for some salt and pepper squid in a FLounge, so any sacrifice for a nicer plane is going to be a resounding yes.

 

[jase05]

As others have mentioned I try to avoid narrow bodies on TT routes and other routes round the 3hr mark if possible but sometimes it’s unavoidable

 

[jb747]

I'll take a less convenient time to get an AB.

 

[Seat0B]

Forgive my ignorance but what exactly makes one plane nicer than another and how is it noticeable to an average flyer? I assume we're talking about the plane itself and not the seat.

Well here's a live example.

I had booked a Y trip MEL-CBR for November. It was in an A220. I got notified yesterday of a "change to your flights" and the change is that this flight will now be leaving MEL 10 minutes later, in a Dash-8. To say I am not happy would be to minimise my absolute displeasure at this bait and switch. A Dash-8 (a noisy turbo prop with very cramped and uncomfortable seating that is bad enough between CBR and SYD) is a way, way, way worse aircraft than an A220 (a nice modern jet with comfy seats).

So I thought I might try for a different flight, using the involuntary nature of the flight change to allow me to make a free change. Then I found out that all the flights that day, Saturday 15 November, between MEL-CBR are now on Dash-8s. I couldn't believe it so I called, got the holy grail of Hobart, and my lovely customer service rep checked and double checked and it's true, they are all Dash-8s that day.

I was offered the chance to take a jet - either the day before or the day after. But I need to be home and don't want to incur extra hotel costs, so in this case, schedule trumped aircraft type. But I am still not happy.

 

[Seat0B]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I could select seats on the A220, but the Dash-8 does not allow for seat selection in advance.