Quote: If Ryanair do come in with 2 aircraft it would create up to 400,000-550,000 pax for the airport which would be great and may attract more airlines into the airport as the airport could invest more.
Sadly more passengers do not necessarily equal more airport investment especially if those passengers come through Ryanair! Have a look at Prestwick who have a larger FR operation but are losing money & have recently been put up for sale.
It would be fantastic for the local area to have more passenger flights from MME but don't assume that a (rumoured) Ryanair base will result in overnight profitability & increased investment.