It underlines the need for the airport.
We had nearly a million passengers five years ago. The population hasn’t changed and in terms of aviation demand, yet here we are down at 160,000.
The recovery potential is massive.
Is the key point that the five million passengers was not sustainably profitable? Globespan and BMI Baby couldn't get a decent return so I don't understand what's going to be different going forward? Not every local area needs a local airport, this is a uniquely British conceit.