Good points P330...all have been raised previously.
The money spent would have had much more impact on Teesside as a whole if it had been used to subside services,both social and locally economic.
As it is the Teesside taxpayer is subsiding folk..probably a lot from outside the region to have a weeks summer holiday in Bulgaria or Spain!
The Airport was doing ok with core Amsterdam and Aberdeen routes for the business community.
These new business ? flights may over years work..but again massive input of local money..When other alternatives are available close by?
Aviation is falling out of favour with environmental campaigners and can only get worse?