Kent Manston is still very much open.
Stocky i am not sure which planet you are on but PIK is going to be sucking down taxpayers money for many years to come partly due to lack of investment and mainly due to a lack of imagination and leadership.
The main terminal is a 1950s design and is heated by oil with all the insulating capacity of a colander. That must cost a fortune in itself.
Cargo is reliant on Cargolux who seem to stagger from one financial difficulty to another and Air France who are not in the best of health either. The minor increases in pax and cargo numbers are not going to be down to the management team, more likely due to organic growth.
BBC News - Nicola Sturgeon: Return on Prestwick 'could take years'