Not much apron or hangar space at Newcastle for dismantling, unless you want to build from scratch.
Of course it is relevant, its part of the bigger picture, without growth, then pax no.'s will simply fall away, and undermine the whole plan
Really? The plan seems to be to maintain the current "vital economic links" to keep the local politico's sweet, with some organic growth (i.e. bigger planes when KL get rid of the Fk70's and EZE the J41's). Public transport is irrelevant because how do you implement it for 5 departures a day?