Eltonioni wrote:
On a more general note, I'm beggared that so many PPRuNe'rs are so enthusiastic to see another runway be torn up and lost forever to GA.
I think that most people here want any airports to succeed, though there is a minority who will always do the 'my local airport's better than yours' thing. A point about this discussion is that many posters have made valid points that a reopened Sheffield airport would have great difficulty in making it a commercial success, whatever has happened in the past.
There are some really incredibly stupid people on this website.
I find this insulting. This particular thread has been very reasoned. Unreasonable threads get shut down by by the moderators.
Groundloop, please, have a think before hitting submit and sounding daft. Better to ask a question than jump to a conclusion.
Sheffield had a fully functioning airport / airfield that served GA very well indeed, and brought lots of business to Sheffield.
Groundloop wrote:
Where is your evidence for this "lots of business"?
That
is a question and it needs answering.