mmeman - I don't think its a case of people at Leeds or Newcastle wanting DTV to close but simply realizing that in the North East of England insufficient traffic exists to support three International Airports.
I agree with ncleflight nobody wants to see the demise of DTV.It,s not just posters from Leeds or Newcastle but you will see posters from various parts of the country who cannot see a viable prospect of DTV continuing as it is.You only have to look at the number of airports within 1 to 2 hours of travel from each other.You have Leeds,Newcastle,Humberside Doncaster and Manchester. We all see that we are heading for a recession, the jobless figure is reaching the 2.5 million mark.It is just not possible to sustain the number of Regional Airports in this country.Only the most profitable ones will continue or the ones with deep pockets.Leeds is one of the lucky ones it continues to attract passengers and new destinations so does Newcastle. They will continue expanding.Unfortunately it's regrettable but DTV does not look like one of them.