kanga,
they want it because they don't want competition for their jobs, thing is if any operators get rj's about 70-90 seats I could just see them wanting to come and work on mt ck or air nelson pay scales to do so.
Heard a rumor the other day that when it was first drafted was for 105 or greater but somehow that change when it was ratified to 70 seats. Will be interesting to see if it gets changed.