'They' are airport management who should have the ability to negogiate with airlines. Why are they happy, time and time again to obtain sun routes to Malaga etc. BFS is still the main airport for Northern Ireland and we have two semi-economic routes to continental Europe. Amsterdam and Paris, we need more routes to the likes of Germany and elsewhere.
If FR were to come on the scene, I'd welcome them if they did provide such new routes, but if they just came to provide "competition" (on sun routes.) No thank you.
P.S Mind your tone.
