Someone is going to do an MBA dissertation in how to run a small airport into a swamp. They would do well to look at how MME has been managed.
All of the advantages of having an airport close to Teesside have been overwhelmed. It is the most cynical and disagreeable measure to put up machines to pay for pax to exit the airport.
Public transport is now at the point where access to MME is now almost irrelevant. The trains pass that station regularly but negotiations dont appear to have been made to have them stop. This is for Peel - why didnt you negotiate?
MME also has the most obnoxious security and immigration staff. Due diligence is expected. Unfortunately the airport now has a reputation for it being staffed by overauthoritarian staff which makes it so unpleasant that it is preferable to travel to Manchester or London.