Lest We Forget
Airport Management, passenger predictions, and press releases......
Steve Fitzgerald, Feb 2007-
"Our business plan anticipates growth to around 500,000 - 600,000 passengers over the next three years." (ie, by 2010)
Steve Fitzgerald, Sept 2005-
"We are hoping to build a target figure of 700,000 passengers by 2009"
Steve Fitzgerald, Oct 2005-
(At interview) "Sure, this could become another Prestwick (2m pax) within 5 years"
EUjet, Dec 2004-
"Next year, the company hopes to fly 880,000 passengers from Thanet"
Oliver Iny, Aug 1999-
Predicts 4-6 million people at MSE.
Tony Freudman, Dec 98-
Predicts 1 million people at MSE.
I don't blame these people.
It is their job to pull a figure out of the air, try and make their airport look good, and hope for the best.
You'd have to be a simpleton to believe it though.
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