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Old 22nd Jan 2014, 18:10
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Hence they now have a more pressing need. It would be a complete about turn for Loganair to do this, they're not known to be bold, that's why they're still around!
Are Loganair launching on a promised taxpayer subsidy though? They just walked away from an expensive failure on DND-BHX and BHD and are stepping into a route CityJet were failing on with a monopoly. Having pulled out entirely from Dundee for the (at least) second time to operate a niche high cost aeroplane against BA and EZY, that's **not** a wholly commercial decsion is it? Promises have been made or Loganair have become flakey for the first time.

Bottom line is, DND-STN ain't commerciallly viable without taxpayer's money being chucked at it. No similar domestic operation exists at STN, or has done for a number of years.
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