Originally Posted by marlowe
So what is the correct figures for these aircraft on range? the RJs do MAD now, and did WAW ok with a limited load on the routes but whats the point in replacing an airframe with an airframe with less ange?
I'd assumed that the reason for buying a mixed fleet was simply so that there would be
some aircraft (the 170s) with the range to do the long sectors like MAD/BCN etc. The operating-cost-per-seat equation doesn't really favour the smaller aircraft otherwise.