Originally Posted by
oldpax
I used the airport from 1978 until 2000 mainly going to and returning to work.Then moved overseas but was shocked at it closing .Now when I visit I have to use crowded trains or worse National express whose buses on the Plymouth route are old and uncomfortable .Surely a small feeder aeroplane of 12 seats etc would make money?
oldpax,
probably demand to some extent but the fixed costs of having the airport would need in the region of 1M pax per year to make ends meet... unless there were government subsidies, would sadly render any operation unviable...