Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
An EMB-145 could probably do the Med, Largest a/c is restricted to Bae.146 size by planning conditions.
Given Embraer E170/175 etc and then the short take off performance of the A220, all in the samev' size range of the BAE146 / Rj100.
IF you recall Lcy started with Draconian restrictions, but as traffic and demand grew...
I don't see Planning depts objecting to flights bringing inward tourists or siding the local economy, besides isn't part of the usable strip painted out like , Oban?.
Also it's still longer than Vagar and that takes A319/A320 neo..
Suffers horrific weather , but before the extension, it was only 1299m , there are videos of smaller 737's and DC9 I think on you tube .
So there must be hope for CAX?