Just look back in 12 months and check whether these 2008 predictions are realized:
Terminal 5 will open at Heathrow
EasyJet will acquire GB Airways and continue with most of its routes from Gatwick
EasyJet and Ryanair will continue to take delivery of A319s and B738s respectively
PPRuNe posters will still be hoping for new services between Carlisle and Norwich, Newquay and Exeter, and other selected routes.
Ryanair's CEO will continue to make a noise
MyTravel will merge with Thomas Cook and First Choice will merge with Thomsonfly
More questionable predictions:
Sky Europe and Euromanx will fail
Oil will remain at over $100/bbl
FlyBe will either buy another airline or be bought
No progress will be made on any UK airport "masterplans" except those owned by BAA
Coventry will handle fewer passengers than in 2007.
By December 2008, there will be at least 3 Pakistani airlines serving UK airports
We'll all be a year older...