LYX have pulled a
PR coup over MSE.
TDC and MSE have constantly refused an Environmental Impact Assessment.
LYX actively commissioned one and have passed with flying colours, according to local rag. Guess they can now market themselves as the "environmentally friendlier airport". Bird strikes no problem, runway extension ok etc.
In same rag - Tony Freudmann (Norfolk Virginia consultant) telling tourism types that MSE-Norfolk will bring bring £20m tourism revenue to Kent.
Nice enough chap, but I do remember attending public meetings when he was at Wiggins, when he predicted something like 3m pax at MSE by 2005!
Also....
1) Can't comment on SOU, but EUjet acheived pax figures through promo and freebies. For a clearer idea of PAX potential at MSE, look at Seguro load factors since spring 2006 - not good.
2) Actually, 2 cargo landings IS a busy day at MSE!