Originally Posted by
Saabdriver1
The slots were allocated to Loganair by the slot coordinator and not loaned from any other airline.
Arguments above don't really make sense. If the route isn't viable with smaller aircraft due to LHR charges then flying a larger aircraft such as an A319 would need a big increase in passenger volumes to support it. Is it being said that it wouldn't work with a 145 but would work with a 319? Find that pretty hard to believe tbh.
The point is that the route would never be viable with a 145 even when full.
You can either put a larger aircraft on the route and build the numbers past what 145 holds or you utilise those slots elsewhere.
I maybe wrong, but from what I ve heard LHR has a minimum charge for aircraft so for instance a 145 cost the same as a 319 to land. If that's true then a 145 moving forward would never work out.