What we as a flying community need to do is not bemoan the loss of another airport, but figure out how to make GA airports profitable.
(if possible before the deadline for this one, or before the council approves the building of hotels or whatever is planned)
If people are willing to drive to "the big city" to take their flights, there must be a reason.
If the operator isn't making a profit, there must be a reason (and yes, it's possible that they're complete idiots and wasting money, but it seems hard to accept that so many airports have the same problems and it's all because of idiots).
If pilots have stopped flying to the airport, there must be a reason.
There must be some profitable airports on this island. What do they do differently? What is the formula that works to make an airport profitable and necessary to the local economy?