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Old 23rd Mar 2023, 16:48
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
I'm sure that Expressflight will clarify, but isn't this going back to one of the original Stobart concepts - offer a London destination to those secondary cities that don't have a London service.

The big question is who would operate such flights, the pool of candidates is a lot smaller (I know, they could start their own.... )
Yes, apart from Dinard (which was a RYR route to STN) all the others were operated by Stobart Air under a Flybe franchise until Esken decided to close down STK. As you say "who would (now) operate such flights" there being a greater scarcity of suitable small operators than ever before. They would though make up a viable network so could possibly interest an existing operator in basing an aircraft at SEN, although adding another route or three (like Strasbourg?) could keep two aircraft busy and give more flexibility. I'm sure all the possible candidates will be approached.
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