Has anyone said it doesn't need work doing to it?
As for the handdrawn arrow, anyone used LPL recently? Or LHR or LGW and STN or LTN or any other airport ... I am not defending the airport, but they all do it from time to time ... and it annoys the hell out of me too, but be serious, when booking a slight are you or anyone seriously going to say well Iwont go from BLK because they've got a hand written sign in arrivals? ....
Runway and taxiway? Do they need a parallel ... CVT manages quite well with a base of 4 737's and only 1 entry/exit off the runway, and BLK can be modified in it's taxi patterns to give several entrances / exits of the runway if my memory serves me well.
Yes the runway needs extending, no argument their but it is sufficient for now.
However the point I really want to make is the ludicrous remark about the route development funding. It is not illegal. Never has been illegal and no one has ever insinuated it is illegal. If it was so illegal, howcome the North West Development Agency has just set up a similar fund for the North West? Route dev. funding (RDF)is a key component in regenerating a region and has long term benefits to the region, as a regional economy you will always compete with London and always loose. Even the holy Manchester struggles with its long haul services, especially when it comes to filling the front of the craft. It is high time the NW had something to compete with!
Anyway, back to Blackpool, the airport has everything going for it. As a group of professionals you should look beyond the current and look to the potential. yes the airport needs work, the terminal is tired and in todays market not the nicest of experiences, the airfield needs a little work, but like I said, they are all very easy problems to fix, the fact remains the airport gives access to a lucrative market with a strong source of both inbound and outbound passengers ... watch this space is my final word on the issue.