I think I have to come in here and and he may not thank me for doing this but Robert-Ryan is probably the only one on here that posts anything close to facts or rumours at the airport rather than unsubstantiated speculation as it appears he actually works at the airport, and my impression is that he does not always support Peel.
Of course the airport is not currently at its' lowest ebb - Loganair only started operating in October last year, so won't have a massive impact on passenger figures for last year, and also there are the new Superbreak flights for this year.