I think the new FlyBe/Stobart schedules have endured a rotten time recently, with schedules running too late to operate in the evenings, putting passengers into hotels, and departing early the next morning, which affects some of the morning flights and so it goes on again the next day. I understand Stobart have two ATRs based to attempt to keep the schedule running, but JOTA has no back up aircraft when their's goes U/S, because one aircraft is currently in Malta for 6 weeks on overhaul. I am told the second E195 will arrive in August, so hopefully it will be a good one with no regular unserviceabilities. Lightning strikes, weather, crew hours, and airport restrictions cannot be helped, I know, and it's always been my dream since a young ATC assistant at SEN to run my own airline, but it doesn't matter how hard one tries, machines breakdown and staff shortages occur. As they say in new businesses "things can only get better".