Originally Posted by
U2KK26L
I would of though when RE ordered the AT76 they would of perhaps ordered 2-3 AT46 for the thinner routes. E.G IOM/KIR/BLK and quite a lot of the time SEN/BOH/BRS/SNN etc. There a plenty of routes that operate with the 42's and I would think for there brand image, pax are not going to like occasionally travelling on the nice 76's then having to go to EIEHH! Not sure how much work there planning on getting out of there current 42's
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there = their
You're making the assumption that the ATR42-600 is significantly cheaper to operate than the ATR72-600.
It isn't.
A glance at the order book for the -600s will demonstrate that operators have figured this out. Virtually all outstanding orders are for -72s. The 42-600 gives you no appreciable saving in DOCs but about 1/3 fewer seats compared to the 72-600.