I was just doing some random calculator working out and I seriously think we could see 17% - 19% growth in passenger numbers this year! That would leave us with about 405k passengers. And even if we manage a mediocre growth of 5% in 2012 we would be back up to pre- recession volumes. Naturally, come 2013 we could easily see double digit percentage growth again.
I just think we're missing a crucial extra 300metres of runway length to get to those far flung destinations. We could attract either a tour operator, a ski destination or just become the NI regions hub for flights to Greece or Cyprus with Ryanair. (FR is about to annouce a base in Paphos)
Do you think we could see an extension anytime soon?