I flew in and out of Ostend with Ryanair a few years ago from Glasgow Prestwick via Stansted. I agree that it's not the most modern looking airport in the world but I don't go on holiday just to look at an airport. What I did find was that getting from the aircraft to standing outside waiting for the bus took only a few minutes and that's what I like in an airport - speed and efficiency. I don't want to walk miles from the check in desk to the aircraft. Ostend might not have the potential to be as busy as the likes of Charleroi but I believe there is potential there for the airport to be used more than it is at present. A couple of years ago the Flemish Government were looking at starting routes from Ostend to Manchester and Prestwick / Glasgow or Edinburgh. Belgium is very underserved from Scotland. The only flights to Belgium are from Edinburgh to Brussels. I used to fly Prestwick to Charleroi but that route was cancelled a while ago. Even then it was such a trek to Ostend. It could take five hours by bus and train. Last year I had to travel from Irvine to Ostend by train which took about 16 hours!!