The issue is the gross over engineering of the airfield operations and infrastructure and a stubborn determination to do nothing about it.
Spot on
However, there is a problem. The do nothing about it bit.
In the background, ABC, have to payback a pretty hefty European loan/subsidy, which would have been free gratis, if they had hit the 5000 passenger movements, which was the initial business plan foundation
Now we all know, and knew all along, that the fory five and three quarters passenger movements per month, the reality, is the case. So, EUROPEAN CLAWBACK.
They will be paying this back for some time, so can you imagine the pooh, if they were to close/alter/unlicense, a strip that they are currently paying back, effectively on tic....
Beam me up Scotty........