Unfortunately these days, it's easy to be negative about CWL. Yes, one must admit that Carlos del Rio of TBI and his hiree Patrick Duffy have totally misunderstood the needs of the Welsh capital over the last couple of years. The result has been a collapse in passenger numbers, a failure to connect with the airline and travel industries, a highly questionable search for taxpayer investment from the Welsh Assembly and a lack of understanding of CWL's true potential. The airport that laid the foundation for a global TBI enterprise is lost in a cloud of corporate political correctness. Very sad.
However, if one is to be positive, then the case for a management buy-in looks strong. Abertis/TBI is bending under £13 billion of debt and needs a few quick wins. So CWL may well be for sale at a reasonable price (although the purchaser needs to go direct to Barcelona and cut out the idiots in between.) Then there's the possibility of re-inventing a home carrier ... how about Air South West, at less than £3 million the lot?
Then you need support from those "in the know" ... PPrune and Wales Air Network might even work together to achieve this (Admins, talk about this before you consider deleting it!) Public support for an MBI and affiliated investment would be crucial if Welsh Assembly funds are to be accessed.
CWL can be sorted out. But it will take public and industry pressure to do it. Are you ready to work towards this personally?