Reality
Fly in on RYR quite often.....you get off the plane, walk into the terminal and week after week I have to smile when I see the piece of card stuck on the wall with a hand-drawn arrow pointing to Exit.
If you ever use the VIP lounge for the morning flight there will be no tea or coffee, and expect a generous amount of the previous evenings dirty crockery. If you want to join the modern age you need a bit more quality control.
If a standard is needed.....look at Southampton, not bad at all.
If you doubt the wisdom of extra runway length....study Bournemouth movements before and after the investment.
True, aircraft can get in and out, but perhaps they don't want to blow their engines and/or take a load penalty
Operators with little aeroplanes will never be able to offer the sort of fares that will stimulate business in the Fylde catchment area.....punters will merely drive to Liverpool or Manchester....the clever ones will use RYR to hub-and-spoke....OK so you have to wait around for a connection......how much is your time worth in money terms?
Anyone remember the Merchantman/Argosy paper flights some years back...one of those movements brought in revenue equivalent to a whole busy day of tiddlers.
By the way...Girona is not that far so no problem...Stansted is just a short hop....but before considering movement increases, imagine this:-
Two 737's startup with two on final at 4 miles and 15 miles respectively......how long before the second outbound 737 can taxi.....where to....and when will it finally get airborne....assuming there are no light aircraft in the circuit?
For new services...consider Scotland....the Scottish Parliament has a war chest of £millions to stimulate new routes. [Illegal under European law but no-one seems to bother, and incredible to comprehend when South of Watford there are Draconian plans to curb growth in aviation....not-so-joined-up Government!!!!!]