thedude,
I take your point, but because I see you live in the southwest, probably nearer to Cornwall than me, I was wondering if you had a view on the feelings of local people, local government on putting hands into local tax payers' pockets to keep the airport going, as opposed to route subsidies which might eventuate as well but from a different, not directly locally funded, public purse.
I would have thought that NQY is important, if not vital, to the economy and social fabric of Cornwall.