cumbrianboy
Thanks for your useful insight on the subject of AT76 vs AT46 suitability for the SEN routes.
I agree that it is much too early to judge any of the new routes and that should wait until the end of this summer season allows some reasoned judgments to be made. I do feel though that the AT46 could have a useful role at SEN. The GRQ frequencies increase greatly this year and I think the AT46 would be appropriate on that route. Also you have to balance frequencies to demand and the smaller aircraft allows you to make the best market penetration. RNS is a route which benefited greatly from being double daily but the AT76 was just too big for that to continue economically this year apparently so I would put the AT46 on that route and restore its previous frequency. If, of course, the DOC savings are minimal between the two aircraft it is useful, as you suggest, to maximise on peak demands but are their respective costs really that similar?