Based - interesting to read, but have these numbers by validated by any independent organisations ?
I suspect the European Regions Airline Asociation whose mission statement is:
ERA is, and will remain, the principal body that represents the interests of organisations involved in intra-European air transport by:- Influencing regulatory and environmental conditions
- Facilitating technical cooperation and advancement, and;
- Gaining public and political support
are biased in favour of regional airlines / airports when making claims about how many local jobs are created by new regional air routes. It is possible that the numbers are correct, but there is a strong conflict of interest here.