When Matthew Hudson dragged PIK out of the BAA rubble there was a real spirit about the place with job- sharing accepted and the staff appeared to have a real focus and ownership. With Stagecoach and then Infratil running the show that seems to have been lost amidst varing degrees of corporate incompetence. There is enough aviation related activity at PIK to create a successful airfield operation and for it to go on and grow. I reckon that despite the FR monopoly PAX operations will survive and continue to keep GLA and EDI on their toes which is good for the consumer as regards choice. It does need though the right owner.
Interestingly enough we recently had friends from Edinburgh fly from PIK despite having alternatives from both EDI and GLA - the reason - cost - and they saved a fortune in car parking by parking on my drive for a fortnight! Seriously it shows that people will travel a distance if overall the price and the service is right.