Originally Posted by
Link Kilo
I agree. A private sector owner may have revived Infratil's plans to redevelop part of 03/21 for housing. Those plans were rebuffed by South Ayrshire Council. I couldn't see the Scottish Government trying to revive such a controversial plan against SAC's position, but a new private owner may not have had such qualms.
Nothing new in the world, BAA sold the land to a subsidiary in the 1980s and then had to re-open 1/3 of it for the Flying College. This truncated length meant the airport ended up being effectively closed for days on the trot to most traffic due to winter crosswinds as the main runway isn't into the prevailing wind for extended periods. It was re-opened to full length after BAA sold it off and was instrumental in keeping the lights on. Flog it off again and traffic will just go elsewhere in winter.