Originally Posted by
highwideandugly
Getting a bit heated guys!
The facts are.this airport, apart from a brief bonanza period of passenger throughput, but at not much profit..has struggled.
Departure board tells the story(yes other interests are now there)..”Aberdeen,Amsterdam and Alicante !
Too many airports chasing too few passengers.
A lot of money..local tax payers, government hand outs whatever…get real in the modern world ..people are genuinely struggling out there and not just here.but nationwide..investment could be better spent..HS2 anyone?
Sorry for rant!
Where do you think the money is going if not on jobs and contracts. Alot of aviation related jobs tend to better paid than the average.
Money spent on the airport is not just for a few passenger flights but is keeping well paid jobs with the likes of Draken, hopefully T2 and so much more.
It is also for the Tees Valley area not the wider North East.
The ultimate scrutiny is at the next mayoral election.
Don't forget that some of the money will have been given by central government for the airport specifically ie they put a bid in for the money, Not just for anything the Mayoral office sees fit and as such
less money may of been given overall to the area, supporting less jobs!