Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
In case you hadn't noticed, pax hate all little airplanes, and their definition of "little" is anything smaller than a 747. Considering the "customer" of a turboprop operator is the mainline, it doesn't really matter what the pax wants. If a TP can do the job cheaper, that is probably what the pax is gonna get.
I doubt most passengers are that stupid. I do know that to a single passenger, all passengers prefer jets over turboprops. Jet pilots are no better than turboprops pilots, but between the two types of A/C, there is a difference in performance, range, and passenger comfort. By the logic of cheaper (economics), the DC-3 is an awesome aircraft and plenty of them still around. Maybe the regionals should consider flying those instead of turboprops??? NOT.
