21.  Schedules have been slashed, yet seating is often more cramped than ever because the airlines are flying more smaller planes.

22.  She added that she felt comfortable flying in the smaller planes.

23.  Smaller planes allow more flights for the same per-passenger cost.

24.  Smaller planes give you more flexibility in routes and the off-season.

25.  Some airlines and elected officials contend that squeezing out smaller planes would eliminate routes to small communities.

26.  Smaller aircraft are slower to take off and land, and pilots of smaller planes are often not as familiar with the layout of airports as commercial jet pilots.

27.  Smaller planes had been, though.

28.  Still, the airport authority says that the jumbo jets can continue to use the original runway, and additional flights can use smaller planes on the second runway.

29.  Still, Boeing and Dassault, offering a smaller plane called the Rafale, appear to be the front-runners so far, analysts said.

30.  Some people even enjoy flying on smaller planes.