The point is that people avoided the plane. They’d fly on them if that was their only choice, but they will be given a choice due to competition. As others have mentioned, the airlines really promoted the all jet service as a premium product. People look at a plane with 4 or 5 visible blades, and they see an inferior product. They see 30 fan blades inside a shroud and think that it is a more modern and safe aircraft. With the 50 seaters becoming old and unpopular, I’m pretty sure the fleet mix between the legacies and regionals will change over the next few years, but I’d be shocked if turboprops were involved.