Originally Posted by
toptrumps
You need to understand that all of the above mentioned would be paying next to nothing in charges to the airport in order to operate from there. The passenger and cargo throughput is far from enough to make a profitable business and put money in the bank.
Well, it used to cost us £6 mill a year to run Manston with Cat 6 fire-cover and ATC - guess what.......!! We never made any money.....
It would cost at least £40 mill to get the licence back and would require at least £100 mill in an investment of concrete/sheds and navaids in order to be a serious contender for anything to consider operating there again.
If you have a spare £250 mill in your back pocket and fancy a 100-year punt as a pension fund - crack on!!