No need to back this up, it was well known at the time. Stobart owned an airport, bailed out Aer Arann and part of the deal was that both Galway and Waterford moved from Luton to Southend.
If known facts so why not say so as oppose to being cryptic.
Galway was effected the worst and all their Southend flights operated via Waterford due to the loads.
A major factor in the end of Galway was the decision to concentrate the limited funds available in airports that were perceived as having a chance.
And the final sections of the M6 were completed in December 2009.
In 1994 Aer Arann began the Dublin route supported by the state funded Public Service Obligation scheme. The route operated 3 times daily until state funding was withdrawn in 2011 and the airline ceased services on the route
In June 2011 the Government announced that funding for Galway Airport will cease by December 2011. Currently Galway Airport requires €1.2 million to meet operating costs per year. The Government has stated that the decision was taken to consolidate the four other regional airports which will receive state funding for 2012