Originally Posted by
Cautious Optimist
Just to be clear, I'm not saying any route will work, of course not. Cardiff was probably the wildcard in our recent history
There enlies the real issue, the ATR72 is the only game in town, Saabs, Jetstreams and Dorniers all a dying breed with nothing to replace them, we need 30-50 seat turboprops ideally
If there was a significant viable market in smaller aircraft regional flying, manufacturers would be designing and building those aircraft. The viable ops are in specialist niche routes. Wrt MME, I would suggest that Aberdeen is the only such route, and that will become increasingly un-sustainable as the oil sector winds down in NE Scotland.