Originally Posted by
EGPO
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?
I would have thought that an
E145 could get to the Mediterranean from CAX from a field-performance point of view (whether with a full pax load or not, I don't know).
The far bigger challenge would be the fare per seat which would have to be charged to make a profit on that size of aircraft on such a long sector, and the unfavourable comparisons it would draw with the fares on offer from A320/737 LCCs flying from bigger airports.