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Old 6th Dec 2018, 07:15
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SWBKCB
 
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Improve public transport to EGNV,
Chicken and egg, you've got to have a critical mass of people needing to get to the airport before public transport becomes viable - unless somebody pays up front

provide reasonable destinations that people want,
Such as? Who is going to fly and to where - unless somebody pays up front

Onion makes a very good point in the fact that the £2m loss includes loan payback. The loss should not be so high once the deal is done
So paying back debt "doesn't count"? And does the deal include clearing all outstanding debts - not seen anything mentioned.

There is the £40m to buy the airport, but I've not seen any mention of the costs to turn the airport into an ongoing viable business. Aren't we just back in the same place as when the LA's sold the airport in the first place?
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