The ultimate aim behind starting the petition is to end up with, sooner or later, a reopened airport handling public transport aircraft. Please correct me if I am wrong on this.
There is not one mention of who might fund or operate such a venture, which is not surprising as it has been tried and failed. The runway is/was too short, and there was insufficient demand from business pax to make the flights it could offer viable.
Of course Peel will try and otherwise develop it, that is their duty to their shareholders.
Now, I'd love BA to start a service from Leeds to New York. I could soon set up a petition and no doubt get plenty of signatures on it. Would BA take any notice? No, of course not, as it would lose money like no tomorrow.
My point? Why spend time petitioning for something that isn't going to happen?
Last edited by BKS Air Transport; 29th Nov 2012 at 20:38.