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Old 18th Dec 2004, 14:33
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Yes, she has a real mouth on her, just ask the EDI Servsair management!

In their largest phase, they had a bunch of 328's doing EDI-LCY head to head with flybe. At one stage it was 8 (I think) rotations a day, mostly empty. There was a deal done - worth millions - that involved flybe coming off the route, but still booking pax through their system for ScotAirways. Good deal for flybe (apart from the crews, who ended up spending their lives in hotels). As the 146 was running with high loads, the deal assured a future for ScotAirways. Pax weren't very happy though.

They did look seriously at the 328Jet, but then financial reality caught up with them.

It used to be good fun, departing after them in the 146 and then passing them about Pole Hill.

They then downsized, shed a few of the 328's (and some staff), some of whom went to flybe.

They did have some "quaint" engineering practices too.

They are really only still in business because Brian Souter poured (and still pours) millions into the company.
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