well said Skyman, there are quite a number of people with "badges" who will find it very hard to get employment when Teesside Airport closes. Ive watched this thread for years and usually got rubbished when I ventured the view that Peel bought a 320 acre development site for £500K purely because they know that eventually there will be a nice fat profit turned when its covered with tin sheds, bricks and mortar whatever. It will happen, it was always the plan, long term maybe but the plan nevertheless. Im sorry for the employees they deserve better