CAX economics
I don't think there is any airport, big or small, with commercial flights, that makes money on the aviation side of the business - income from landing fees, hangerage, fuel sales, pax handling only. The fixed costs (do you know what air traffic controllers and firemen are paid?) are so high. They make it elsewhere - car parks, retail concessions, rentals and other on-airport developments. That's what we will do - get other group companies, Stobart and WA developments to relocate here and pay us (good commercial) rent to balance the books - then it makes sense.
We've met again with the Council - about 10 conditions to be resolved, fingers crossed