Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Here is a thought re infrastructure, buy back / compulsory purchase Doncaster airport, rename it RAF Finningley, it has hangarage, good runway, newish terminal, central location, decent road access, available gate guardian aircraft, and then move the Voyager fleet up there, thus freeing up more room at Brize and removing the all eggs in one basket problem
I totally agree, however the owners, Peel, want to build houses on it (much more profitable) so it's a non starter; they already did the same trick with Sheffield airport.
Same applies at Plymouth and many other airports; it's a typical greedy developer's trick; buy an airport, operate it for a couple of years, declare it unprofitable and pass it over to developers.
Looks like Manston has been saved from this, possibly Fairoaks too.