I believe Humberside MUST have a future but wether that be solely as a GA base or as a regional airport time will tell.
Even if Finningley comes on stream the catchment area for Humberside still remains the city of Hull and the town of Grimsby, Grimsby is now the UK's leading centre for prepared foods and still is a main centre for the import of fresh / frozen fish together with the whole of North Lincolnshire that encompasses Lincoln, S****horpe and such like.
Humberside in the past has been plagued by indesicion (Runway extension / new terminal etc) and I for one hope that Humberside can attract new routes and new airlines. The market potential maybe not be as huge as Manchester / East Midlands or even Finningley but as a niche regional airport that does have good road connections (shame about the railways!) but just needs more routes and the potential of those routes to be realised.
Would be encouraged to know that should the BA routes not of been took on board by Eastern just what their plans for routes from Humberside would of been??