BigFrank,
Hailing as you do from my adopted home town you must be painfully aware of the Catalan Govts failure to keep to the promises ,made by its predecessors, to Ryanair. In contrast witness its determination to invest in/subsidise an airline that is a basket case. Even if I were Catalan (which I am not) I would prefer my taxes be spent subsidising Mickey Boy, who previously had 11 aircraft based in Girona, & operated around 89 flights a day.
All the investment in the airport & infrastructure, & the money that poured into Girona, has fizzled out, as Snr Mas has decided he would rather give the money to his latest "Darling" Air Catalunya aka Spanair.
Any straight thinking Catalan should be up in arms about that, not about subsidising Air O' Leary, considering how much dosh they have (& still are via BCN & REU ) bringing to the local economy.
Surely the Ctalans are not letting their regional fanaticism get in the way of the stuff even dearer to their heart. . . making money
