"You need CAS ahead of Operations else safety is compromised for all."
So how did ThomsonFly set up their operation in the first place then? Or are you saying that they operate in a hazardous manner?
Sorry, but a few little 737s whose sole raison d'etre is to haul shell-suited oiks to alcohol-fuelled oblivion in various sunny watering holes is insufficient reason for hundreds of GA pilots to be very seriously restricted.