So if the Mayor has dished out a 3 year contract to Logan, that keeps the airport ticking over for longer than it would otherwise.
So how does a 3 year contract to Loganair to operate to identical destinations and frequencies as operated by Eastern keep the airport ticking over? Just doesn't stack up, and you might not agree with everything he does, but daft Mr Mayor isn't.
If things stay as they are, all he's done is given his opponents a stick to beat him with.