Not quite right
... airman, traffic at NQY is substantially UP so i am not sure how they have lost passengers. The initial RYR reaction to the ADF was reversed in 2008 when the recommitted to the airport by returning the flight they had pulled and adding several more.
Also added in 2008 - Flybe, Lufthansa, BA (though that was just about a slot at LGW), and much more from Air Southwest.
Year on year its all up 20% - despite ADF.
Course, Blackpool is a different place.