Makes you wonder if the airport will only be doing controlled or limited growth over next few years? I suspect if that is the case the council and operators will be on a collision course, with different views of how the airport grows, like which what happened about five years ago.
They are already on a collision course. Aena have put in a strong objection to the LLAL planning application for a dual carriageway through the back of the airport to serve a new business park. They complain that it will disrupt the airport and that the airport won't be able to cope with the extra traffic.
LLAL are bringing out their expansion plans in June to double the size of the airport although I doubt that is achievable so we might end up with a smaller proposed project.
If it gets planning permission the question then becomes who will fund it. If like the DART link it is funded by the council they will just get the money back via the upfront concession fee that will be paid out in 2031.