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Old Dec 18, 2016, 3:37 pm
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Originally Posted by nzkarit
Though domestically they are pushing two flights as increases options, rather than a bigger plane. For example Wlg-Chc ATRs outside of peak so they can to hourly flights.

Where else in the network would an A319 (assuming more likely than a regional jet, as gives them a common fleet) be helpful? Most routes are too short to notice the the speed difference, particularly when consider usually faster to get off an ATR than a Bus.
That's part of the problem - there aren't lots of such routes.

Off the top of my head WLG-DUN could probably justify a jet and it'd bring the 1hr45 flight time on an ATR down significantly. Likewise WLG-HLZ has 2 x ATR's and a Q300 all leave within about an hour or so in the evenings.
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