While I agree with most of the dialogue of Quiet Life - what is the problem of allowing RYR into Gib? I am sure that should an appropriate deal be struck with Ryanair they would open Gib up to a few destinations. The GOG can be a little shall we say "its our way or no way" and ofcourse Ryanair know how to negotiate .
Monarch had a good deal with Mod on the Manchester route (they paid less landing fees on that route than LTN as it was subsidised for a period of time. Once that subsidy expired ZB cared little for the pax who supported the route and stopped th service. Ofcourse the cited landing fees as being the issue (and it was) however what they never outlined was that they were being asked to pay the going rate for Gibraltar and were no longer being subsidised
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