The moaners might as well give up because the extended runway is going ahead. The pier is coming down and replacement going up. New ATC tower to be built first.
It's not like working within a local authority, far from it. However the local authorities don't realy contribute anything. They just take their money and waste it. Coventry is in direct competition but have shares in BHX. Hardly helpful when they offer up CVT on the cheap to fleece 2 million pax from their other asset?????
They all need to be bought out. Then and only then will we be able to plan for the future.
LOCO ops are not the answer. The quality of pax is very low business wise. They don't tend to spend enough in the commercial outlets. It's a case of more pax do not always translate into more income.