If the planning permission was intended to target the RJ85 then the condition would surely have specified RJ85, or RJ85 and RJ100.
As it is they have chosen to nominate an aircraft type (RJ100) that is going out of LCY service in any case. So a political case of seeming to do something without causing disruption and aggravation.
That planning consent seems to date back to last July. Submissions by interested parties would have taken place much earlier. Both the airport and City Jet would surely have been kept appraised of potential developments. City Jet are selling their summer programme as normal, i.e. up to end of October. I would say the short term risk is nil.
Longer term who knows ?
Last edited by Tagron; 21st Jan 2017 at 23:17.
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