blazing_air asks a fair question - "why hasn't this posting been moved to a Lydd thread ?"
It is probably fair to suggest that Manston's future does not lie at Manston itself.
Information about local operational details is of passing interest to all, but does not address the fundamental problems that MSE faces due to its relative location in the south-east aviation framework.
To put it simply, events at LGW, LHR, SEN, STN and LYX are more relevant to Manston's future than spurious rumours about Esperia at MSE, Bmed at MSE etc. etc.
For example, if - god forbid - a major terrorist attack destroyed LHR, Manston would suddenly become a major player in the south-east.
Fortunately this is more or less impossible, but illustrates that events outside Thanet are more important to MSE than (for example) news of a possible weekly drop from Cargolux.
Indeed, there is an argument that the Manston thread should be abandoned in favour of a "south-east regional aviation" thread.
In the meantime, I would request that the mods be indulgent of discussion about complementary or competing airports on this thread, as they are directly relevant to Manston's future.
PS - I see Hangar 9's abusive posting has now been removed.
Good.
Last edited by deedave; 15th Apr 2007 at 21:14.