I still cannot see how this will be a sustainable investment for Stobart Air, unless they get at least 80% of the funding from the Government or the EEC (as Peel did at Finningly), they'll never get their money back.
In fact they'd be quite justified in closing the airport and earn more revenue from plan 2 (the business/retail park that waits in the wings).
Richard Gordon? No relation to the Lydd "Gordon Clan" I suppose?