I really don't think that it matters who runs the place, it will never be able to provide significant scheduled services.
Eastern are successfull, but they'll always make ther money by running services from other airports not HUY, because the train services to major business destinations from the Humberside area are within a couple of hours or so travelling time, frequent and reasonably priced.
A schedule service to London will never be commercially viable simply because any airline operator would have to charge significantly more than the 1st class rail fare - the benchmark for most inter - UK schedule service operations, combined with the high cost of operating a relatively small aircraft into very expensive airports.
Holiday charters will do well until Finningly opens, after which, I suspect HUY is going to suffer badly for the reasons I've previously explained.
The "allegation" that MAN only bought HUY as a sop to Prescott to get runway 2 at MAN, is no secret, and it wouldn't suprise me if MAN decided to walk away from the place within 18 months, giving the local authority back their shares.