Hi,
Well I think it's a shame. I thought the product was just fine, going backwards and forwards LGW-NCL/EDI in summer 2011 to service our contracts. Admittedly the company was paying but the service was mainly ontime and fine.
As for Q400 drivers moving on, it's a tricky one. I think Rex overstates the case slightly as it may be a 'heavy' TP (compared with what ? A King Air ?) but for non type rated it's all about the weight of the aircraft you have flown and that isn't heavy enough.Admittedly some airlines still have ridiculous random goalposts for such things....
Saying you can join Flydubai is fine, but flying rotations to Afghanistan in the middle of the night and living in Dubai won't be everyone's cup of tea