Originally Posted by
davidjpowell
As I understand it the council are in very active discussions with an established operator, with another in the wings as a backup.
Perhaps ask them?
Whichever established operator it or they are will need a very good business case and a very attractive offer to be lured in. That means repeating the previous business model - essentially paying an airline to use the airport and relying on ancillary income to balance the books.
It didn't work last time. How is it likely to turn out differently if it is tried again?