20+ year old European crates........ Isn't that Jet2s fleet?
So would you lease/buy new aircraft to start a new base ( not to mention crew costs), only to find the market too weak and have to pull out 12 months down the line and then having to find work for said aircraft. Or lease in , test the water and then decide ?
I think the ' family' have it just right, the eggs are nicely placed in different baskets.