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Old 2nd Oct 2007, 11:04
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sanook
 
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Certainly no one should put you down by asking a perfectly reasonable question. My personal view is that there is demand but with the small aircraft the direct operating costs would be so high that even with reasonable yield from tickets the break even load factor would have to be 90% and more. The operational costs involved with a short distance operation are no different from other models but the critical mass to make this model succeed would need a larger type and that brings with it the question of demand. This is a well trodden path but have a look at the figures yourself. It is an interesting exercise.
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