This is nothing more than a last ditch unfair way of the government helping finningley airport after they have thrown millions of pounds at it. Much better to do that than spend on ONE proper fit for purpose airport within Yorkshire. North west companies and North west airports will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Wasn't LBA publicly owned and funded for most of its history?
As far as I can tell there are 19 routes that have applied for startup funding, and only one of them involves DSA (Finningly is the name of the former RAF base not the existing airport)