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I think you right about equipment the ATR would make far more sense for them, my flying often takes me to one Canary Island and departing from another one, using the inter Island ATR72 service and they are more than OK, near STOL performance, tanker fuel for 6 sectors if need be, power back off stands and 22 more seats than a ERJ for less fuel burn and turbo prop pay scales, no doubt the football gods wouldn't get on them, but it would open up LCY which the ERJ can't do without the steep approach kit which is a fortune to retro fit