3 years ago, when CAA stats showed MME to have about 180,000 pax on a rolling 12 months, I thought time was up for MME and I'd better book myself a last flight before commercial air transport was moved solely to Newcastle.
Rolling year pax figures are now about 141,000 - and show a slight decline over the previous 12 months, despite the economy right now seeming to be in reasonably good health.
Peel are a commercial organisation, not a charity. So what's keeping MME open and still operational as an airport ?