Would you pay more to fly on a turbojet plane vs a turboprop?

[Labonte18]

Turboprops are fairly common from GSP to CLT.. They're a little loud, but.. The only downside to them is that here in the southeast, PM thunderstorms are very common and a turboprop is far more likely to be cancelled due to storms.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Originally Posted by ginmqi

So looking at a quick one way trip from Denver to KC, I see a United itinerary that's about 100 bucks which is on a Bombardier Dash-8, a turboprop.

A similar flight basically on a United turbojet plane OR I can pay $80 more for a Southwest itinerary which would be on a Boeing 737

I feel like a turbojet plane like a 737 would be safer than turboprop planes like the Bombardier.

Any thoughts? Worth the extra $80 to go ahead and do Southwest Boeing vs a United Bombardier?

For sure I would, I pay more to fly on the airline with my miles and the airline with better entertainment.

Equipment is vital to me.

[rodentraiser]

Originally Posted by apexgds

That can happen on a jet. The problem there is unsecured cargo, not the model of the plane. That generally not going to be an issue on commercial passenger flights.

It can happen on a ferry, too.

I know when I ride the ferries, they have a strict loading procedure for where to place the cars.

[Chava61]

The training of the pilots and their reactions in an emergency situation is more than the type of aircraft they are flying.

[Mandalorian]

I'd pick United, regardless of the aircraft, it's just been a better airline in my experience.

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by Chava61

The training of the pilots and their reactions in an emergency situation is more than the type of aircraft they are flying.

I meant to write "The training of the pilots and their reactions in an emergency situation are more important than the type of aircraft they are flying."