ECJ - how many local paper journalists really understand the aviation industry? My local ran a story last year about how a local resident "spotted a near miss", when a 30 second call to the CAA would have confirmed that no such incident took place.
Would any MSP is notice if Ryanair tried to call it in Dumfries south?
ProcATCO - If the PCN at Carlisle is too low for one of Ryanair's 737 800s, might this be the sort of the airport and that could be opened up by Flybe, using their much lighter Q400s. They might not want the expense of using LGW, but could SEN be a possibility? Please excuse any ignorance of PCN numbers, I'm not that technical.
Sub Mariner - You can't blame Virgin for the pig's ear that has been made of the track upgrade. Despite all the negative press, rail travel is also experiencing a growth period at the moment, with 2004 being another record year.