Originally Posted by
Saabdriver1
I wonder if these guys have actually run the performance on a Saab 340 departure ex LCY. Although technically the aircraft can do it (and I believe an operator did in the very distant past), the single-engine climb performance calculation with obstacle limitations is going to leave a commercial payload of next to nothing. Admittedly that might not be a limitation at 800 Euro return fares, but it seems like an unorthodox business model.
I am pretty sure I was on a Saab 340 when Eastern Airways operated LCY-IOM for BA.
EDIT: Nope, it was a Saab 2000