Originally Posted by tilewood
I wonder why Manston, an airport with so little, attracts so much heat, noise and passion.
You've only got to look round the 'airports' section of PPRuNe to see that quite a number of regional airports have extraordinarily devoted fan clubs. And size / activity doesn't necessarily bear any relation to the "heat, noise and passion" as you put it. I guess fans of some of the smaller regionals are prickly because they feel their airport is a gem which has been mismanged or overlooked.
Originally Posted by tilewood
There has to be a reason. Could it be that it's in the wrong place and without a significant catchment area.
My conclusion is that it's too far from London to be realistically marketed as a London alternative, but also sufficiently close that the actual London Airports are a realistic proposition for travellers from East Kent.