Originally Posted by
Sharklet_321
The ATR-72 is a slow aircraft compared to the Q400 - it becomes very noticeable on a sector like SOU to GLA or EDI. I would've preferred to see the Saab 2000 on it (yes I know it's being retired).
The average airfares on the new routes are going to be much higher than average airfares Flybe offered. If Flybe couldn't make it work on those lower fares - why does Loganair believe it can with pretty much identical capacity???
I assume that they will charge more and if people won't pay then they will lose the service. There's plenty of evidence out there to show that Flybe were charging much lower than the train despite being significantly quicker and therefore, in theory, should have been commanding a premium. Low cost model pricing will not work in a regional airline environment. It has to be related to sustainable cost/margin principles.