I believe there were some small a/c operations at Manston, but they folded a good while ago.
The people of Thanet can now take a cheap ferry trip to Ostend if they wish, but the service attracts little custom, and remains primarily a freight operation.
What I find intriguing is that Lyddair find a small but significant number of people willing to shell out a large sum of money for what is essentially a lunch trip.
Can anybody seriously imagine the poor but honourable folk of Thanet doing the same thing?