>>Services to the continent, and further abroad, from Scotland may well be economically viable, but the Scottish people have got used to the situation and know its futile to complain so it seems that the customer base isn’t there, <<
One isn't expecting a population of 5M to take umpteen flights
each year...Scotland is a major tourist and business destination.
Our troubles do not lie with lack of population but are more to do
with lack of enthusiasm from monopoly airport owners BAA.
The stumbling block at present appears to be the provision of
long-haul scheduled and charter routes.
Of course folk will use their local Scottish airport to make connections. One has to brave and make decisions about which
Scottish Airport both visitors and natives prefer.
Our full potential will only be realised when BAA are forced to relinquish exclusive control of Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow airports.
