Originally Posted by
jabird
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Where is there a hub operation based entirely on sub 150 seaters - excluding island hoppers? Did AF not have such a facility at CFE, now long gone?
AF did indeed have a hub at CFE, based on aircraft down to 19 seats. Air Littoral had a NCE hub in the mid-90s using CRJs and ATRs. And arguably the daddy of them all in Europe was Crossair in BSL in its (brief) heyday.
However the steadily rising cost of fuel and the emergence of LCCs (with consequent impact on passengers' price expectations) has made it harder and harder for this kind of operation to stay competitive...