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Old 7th Jan 2015, 19:51
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Originally Posted by N707ZS
And where might the money be coming from to do the jobs when the airport is skint!
If someone took over the the West coast mainline and then said we can only run two trains a day (because they were skint, as you put it) then they would quickly be made to sell to a company who could do the job that is required.

If someone took over your local butchers and then said to their customers 'we don't have enough money to buy any meat to sell' then people would rightly describe them as not being fit for purpose.

LBA needed massive investment when it was sold. This was clearly stated at the time and everyone in the aviation industry and the Leeds city region knew it. There was absolutely no point in selling it to a company that could not inject that investment. This is why the airport is now going backwards while competing airports are surging ahead.

The people of West Yorkshire deserve so much more.

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