I seem to recall that the last re-opening plan I saw failed because it involved the local authority taking significant financial risk in the event of the failure of the airport (which the pro-airport crowd claimed was minimal as the developer offered to underwrite it, but which was not at all as the in the event of the failure of the airport the developers ability to make good on the promise was likely to be limited ).
Has the plan actually changed since then, or are they just hoping that some publicity will bully the local authority into signing on the dotted line?