Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti is Lufthansa's Italian regional arm, flying Embraer E-jets between northern Italy and the German hubs at Munich and Frankfurt. It is a short-haul feeder operation at heart, moving connecting passengers up to the Star Alliance network and carrying point-to-point traffic from Verona, Venice, Bologna and Florence. The flying is quick, the aircraft are single-aisle E190s and E195s, and the cabin is one continuous economy layout rather than the split-cabin arrangement you find on a widebody.

The fleet is built around two closely related Embraer types, the E190 and the slightly longer E195. Both seat passengers two-by-two on either side of the aisle, so every row gives you a window or an aisle and nobody is stuck in a middle. The E195 stretches the same cabin over a few more rows, which mainly means a little more choice of where to sit rather than a different experience. These are modern, quiet regional jets suited to the one-to-two-hour hops Air Dolomiti operates.

Air Dolomiti sells a business fare on these flights, but it is the European convertible style rather than a separate cabin. The seat is the same two-by-two Embraer seat everyone else sits in; what you pay for is a movable curtain drawn across a front block and the adjacent seat kept empty, so you get a bit of quiet and a spare seat beside you. On a short hop that is a fair, modest upgrade rather than a lie-flat suite. The rest of the aircraft is standard regional economy with a consistent seat throughout.

Because the seat hardware does not change down the aircraft, the choice comes down to position. The front curtained rows are quieter and first off, which matters most if you have a tight connection at Munich or Frankfurt. Rows over the wing ride a touch more steadily and sit away from the rear galley, while the very back rows can feel busier with cabin-crew movement on such a short flight. If legroom is the priority, look at whichever row sits by an exit, since those are the only ones on the type with extra space in front.