Almost Prof are you so blinded by the EMA hype that you dont see that EMA shoots itself in the foot when it takes on large amounts of training aircraft that do not base themselves or even operate any flights from the airport.
It is vital that as a business EMA has the support of local people.
I see it as give and take. Locals cut the airport some slack and dont harp on so much about higher flight numbers at night from the cargo area and EMA cut out the training flights which serve no purpose to the local community but just simply line the airports pockets.
I have seen aircraft such as the Ryanair flights go round and round and round and round and round which must drive people spare living nearby.
The airport may well have offered such flights to airlines for decades but due to massive growth these last few years in propper flights the airport isnt the same place as it was.
As for plenty of sold signs in Kegworth it all depends I guess on what price you sell your house for-make them cheap enough and people will buy them anywhere.
I have supported the airport in recent years when it has got a right slagging from people in local papers regarding flights but I cannot defend what I see as the missuse of the airport.
Would be like me sitting in my car outside your house reving my cars engine for a few hours.You would soon be out threatening fire and brimstone which must be pretty much what its like for residents near EMA.Thank god I live far enough away.