I was reading this nonsense from the Cardiff thread only the other day:
Dubai money men could create 600 jobs at Pembrey Airport | This is South Wales
Pembrey Airfield has a 797m runway, a small terminal and sheep and the owner, who claims to have invested millions himself, claims that Ryanair and 14 other airlines have approached him to provide services as soon as he may have extended the runway ... He didn't approach them, they've approached him!
So here we have another thread, another airfield, with a wannabee owner with dosh who wants to change the world. North West's post seems to sum up that Sheffield City Airport failed, it only ever attracted 6 airlines, and not neccessarily at the same time, and each, it seems, left due to unprofitable loads and/or Sheffield's restricted runway.
What was Sheffield's airport operator supposed to do, continue throwing good money after bad or to wind the operation up?