Originally Posted by
onion
That, plus Draken (Honey Badgers and Falcons), plus the clubs/schools, 2Excel, Calibrators, Medical flights and much more.
There are too many who just concentrate on pax flights.
Does anybody actually call them 'Honey Badgers'?
The point I was making is that you can't judge the feasibility of these small regional airports by the number of passengers going through the terminal. The runway, ATC, fire etc, facilitate lots of other businesses as well, which create wealth, jobs for the region.
There is nothing wrong with the strategy of investing in the airport to get it to the point where it is self-sustaining, but it is arguable whether the right investments have been made so far (and I really hope the railway halt isn't next!)