Very poetic.
However to be maintaining numbers on ABZ (which means that Eastern are making money or they'd have dropped it like a stone) and AMS (when one of the largest airlines in Europe has started competing with your operator just up the road) isn't too bad.
Both operators seem to have a solid base of MME customers who are spending enough to keep them happy.
Peel need to start making the most of the rest of the airport, which should reduce the terminal sides share of the fixed costs. They might then be in a position to attract more services if and when there's an upturn.