Originally Posted by
Teevee
Makes a lot of sense really. As far as April's (one week) figures are concerned there won't have been many coming BACK yet, and if they expect a drop off in the winter then best cut any losses by shifting the route to a subsidised one.
Most of the routes can be operated using DH4 equipment - if the E195 was replaced by a the smaller aircraft, provided the yield was there, the routes, based on the one week numbers quoted would be fine.
Question is whether the purpose of the Doncaster base is to keep the E195s flying, or to grow a new market.