What you've really got to establish is, are there enough operators using Manston in2007 to make the company a profit?
Wrong.
Of course Manston won't make a profit in 2007. Even it's most die hard supporters wouldn't suggest that. And most importantly, Infratil never expected to in the first place.
No, what you've
really got to establish is whether there'll be enough operators using Manston in
2009 or 2010 to make it profitable.
Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I can't foresee the future. But it seems premature to write it off based on todays levels of business when Infratil made it clear from the outset that they were working to a longer term plan that involved supporting the airport for several years.