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Paying passenger interest at MSE is minimal, and freight tends to yo-yo up and down at a low level of operations.
Manston continues to be the "lame duck" of Infratil's assets, and I doubt anybody with half a brain expects it to reach an operating surplus within the next couple of years.
That said, I have come to realise that for many players in the aviation game, operating as a successful business is not necessarily the prime objective.
For some wealthy types, airlines and airports are essentially toys, and they are more interested in putting aircraft into the sky than making money.
If MSE can attract a string of owners prepared to spend, say, 30 million quid over five years each, we may well find the airport is still here, and operating in the same manner 20 years from now.