Originally Posted by
flight_mode
So Stobart decided to expand their underutilised airport on the basis of a discussion with Big Orange (or whoever) before an agreement was even signed? How many times will they demostrate the “build it and they’ll come” model isn’t working?
Ltnman is very generous with his comments. STN, LCY and even LGW were very underused at the beginning of their operation. Those airports were built and airlines did come, in the case of LCY it took several years and false dawns before it became established.