Ginga,
I don't think one man either brings or loses a new airline to the airport.
He may have the final say on rebates etc. but he does have to look at the airport as a whole, their current customer base and not prejudice this by stepping over the line for one additional route.
I've worked with, and against, him in the past; he proved to be a very good messenger for the previous regime - this does not mean he would have made the same decisions had it been within his gift - and he has his positives and negatives, like all of us; one thing is for sure is that he has the well being of the airport in his blood and he's not a 'new' face out to make a name for himself.
What will be crucial is who he recruits into the business over the next 12 months or so. This will show which direction he will take the airport in.
I wish him well and acknowledge that it is quite an achievement, on a personal level, to do what he has done since joining the airport as a fireman.