Sawtooth.......no the PSO subsidises a route that provides critical air access to/from peripheral/disadvantaged regions. The PSO is a subsidy, and that only, the route must still generate additional revenue from moving pax. However, as BUD correctly stated the numbers were more 10-15, so even with the subsidy it was lossmaking on a S340, insufficient demand. Did FR apply for NOC, because if not it is my understanding that it must be offered to the other tenderers in turn. en2r, yes point taken, I was talking however in general terms, and do predict that it is only a matter of time before FR are the sole players.