350,256 passengers for 2014, down 9.1%, heading for pre 2006 figures?
The airport master plan predicted 480,000 to 550,000 for 2015, at what point do the planners have to sit down and rewrite the plan?
How does the money being pumped in to keep this airport running stack up against the claimed benefits for the local community?
The master plan claims to contribute £14m to local economy when the passenger figures were 400,000+
Based upon these GVA per employee values, it is estimated that CoDA currently contributes £7 million to the regional economy from direct jobs and a further £7 million GVA resulting from local indirect and induced jobs. In total therefore, CoDA currently contributes over £14 million to the north west economy.
It is estimated that by 2022 CoDA will contribute £34 million to regional GVA.
Today there are 2 flights in and 2 out, It must be very expensive to have so many staff for so few passengers?