CONGESTION AND USER CHARGES FORCING EUROPEAN REGIONALS TO USE JETS

SUBTITLE: ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN REGIONAL AIRLINE ROUTE NETWORKS REVEALS A CORRELATION BETWEEN ROUTE LENGTH AND AIRCRAFT TYPE: STEVE CLARK FINDS, HOWEVER, THE CROWDED AIRSPACE OF EUROPE IS FORCING AIRLINES TO USE LARGER AIRCRAFT, AND USE THEM ON ROUTES SHORTER THAN ECONOMICALLY IDEAL.