I am saying again in addition to other posters...... will MSE ever make it as a Regional VIABLE (Keyword) Airport.?? Never.
Will Campbeltown.?? or Wick.?? or Sheffield.?? NO...for the same reason.!! No catchment area, therefore no Pax. Geography dictates end of the road and also end of the coastline. Good little airport for Canterbury and environs, but that is not enough for a viable airport with lots of Pax. The demise of EU jet was foreseeable as was the Lydd operation. The only winner was Seabourne who set up a lease with the MOD and sold it to Wiggins. Clive Bourne took his money and made a big profit...well done CJB.