FYI
Last year Flybe operated the FAO, AGP and ALC with a based 146-300. This year will be no different however rather than the aircraft sitting in EXT for a couple hours after its morning rotation, (as it did last summer),it will operate to BES and back, therefore ensuring maximum utilisation of the aircraft.
Whilst I may agree that maybe a Q400 is what this route needs, I guess that there is not one available. You have the based Q400 doing the standard JER?GCI runs and another couple of domestics with the addtion of a late EDI flight, which appears to operate after the arrival of the evening Q400 from JER/GCI
I too have heard the rumours of the 733 operating the FAO, AGP, ALC and PMI routes and Astraeus have recently advertised for flight deck to be based at EXT but maybe this will take place later in the year as the peak of the summer takes hold.
I guess we'll have to wait and see, but it looks like the CDG will be operated by a 146 too!