Interesting. A low cost airline franchising with a high cost subsidised niche carrier? I'd be surprised....
And can we all stop assuming Loganair's routes lose money. They seem to be making good enough profits and the communities they serve would NOT be served without the subsidy for obvious reasons. A sound business model with more SF340s on the way. And since the ATP was too big for them, why would the DHC8-400Q be any better?
The BA franchise is based on feeder traffic from London through to Scotland and vice versa. Surely the low cost model is a point to point non feeder one?
Also, recently seen that the BA online check in model is being extended to Loganair, not as sure as I once was that BA won't want to renew.