Could it be they were poisoned by Suckling Airways when they took them over - a company that beyond all others that I am aware of (and I doubt any others could have been even a quarter as bad) deserve all the epithets directed at Loganair above and then some?
Strange how perceptions differ. A Suckling flight from Luton to Paris in the mid '90's was one of the most enjoyable flights as SLF I've ever had. My grateful thanks to the crew.