Now I know disagreeing with a mod is a bit of a no-no.
So let me start with the things I agree with WWW over.
CWL has been unable to nurture nor keep any kind of decent airline presence over the last 20 years
Well, unfortunately pretty accurate.
a lot of it is very rough
Thought you worked in BRS? Not been to Bedminster then? Bits of almost every area of the planet are grim.
But.
Everyone North of Brecon uses Birmingham or Manch/Lpool.
Drivel, I am afraid.
the economic black hole that is South Wales
Well, it looks a hell of a lot more affluent from where I sit than great chunks of the rest of the UK. Are we the richest bit? No. But as I said, we should have more aviation success than we do.
Cardiff City Slickers and Glamorgan Cricket Club types
For the record, I don't associate with either camp.
Cardiff's biggest problem as an airport being honest is other people's attitudes - and in many cases, the attitudes of Welsh people like you, WWW. I have worked in the airline business for donkey's years, not as a pilot, but in higher management, and trust me, there is a real attitude of "Taffy wants an airline? Don't be silly". The majority of this attitude comes from people born west of Chepstow.