I am a little concerned about the -PRP aircraft. The overhead lockers up front are too small for hand baggage carried and the crew told me on a recent flight they cannot sell duty free as there is insufficient space for the duty free carts. Whereas on the current fleet there is storage in both front and rear galleys this is not the case on the Republic.
As the aircraft fleet are mix and match between domestic and international not selling duty free may be a problem?
I have worked with the latest batch of -PRP* aircraft and I was of the understanding that they have a reduced Max TOW. They're also not fitted with rear airstairs which is a bit of a hindrance.
Do we know whether the E195's will see a return for the 2016 summer season?