Shaw S Hunter
Established Member
Let's hope Loganair last a bit longer on this route than they did on East Midlands to Inverness last year...a matter of months. One good thing about Loganair is the free hold bag and refreshments - at least at the moment. Good to see they have got some mini - Embraers !!
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It's all about price, people including my self have got used to Flying from Scotland to England for about £30 each way !!
Those mini-Embraers are well known for being rather expensive to operate. At one time they were incredibly popular both here and very much so in the US. But today only a small fraction of those built are still flying as successive fuel price rises have rendered them uneconomic in many, many markets. Highly unlikely that you will be flying on them for £30 each way! And that is surely the big takeaway from this whole episode, namely that domestic flying between regional airports is not conducive to low fares on a sustainable basis. This also tends to be true elsewhere in Europe too.