Chubbs, I operate on the Airbus.......no wishful thinking on my part. I am also not knocking peoples desire to fly on the jets but more the idiotic notion that people care what a/c you have just flown into CDG on.
As i said I would like to fly on the Dash and intend to do so when I connect to an A380 in Paris. The reason why I am choosing the dash is because i rarely get to fly on turbo props.
And Sticksville, Manchester or wherever the Q400 has ensured that many routes have remained profitable under the recession and also rising oil prices. To me that is more important than vanity.