Many thanks to DJ6 for posting the links.
It's clear that a number of airports will never cover the operating costs and are within the catchment area of other airport that will, and without wishing in anyway to upset people who's passion is their local airport, do we really need DTV,BPL or Doncaster, like wise PIK ?
We are fortunate in the UK that most airports are privately run, but the recent trend of Scotland & Wales buying airports at PIK & CWL is worrying, more so for Scotland that has other airports in its catchment area
Many low cost airlines have been masterful at gaining maximum advantage from airports that have been willing to stump up cash to increase passenger numbers, but this often is short lived, I don't blame or criticises them for this, there are lots of places I would like to visit, but probably not go back to, Prestwick for one, Cardiff for another.
There is of course a need for airllinks to remote regions but these are not going to see easyJet or Raynair twice a day, maybe an Eastern service daily at best and these should be publicity funded if required to maintain the links.
10 years is way too long to get a grip of this, five would be generous, more EU fudge
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