greedy people at MAG who started to demand FR pay a matter of 'pounds' instead of 'pence'
FR and U2 i'm sure will only do it when the deal is presented to them. But my fear is that as long as MAG are in control, this won't be allowed. Idiots.
So who would you like to see running BOH? The Mother Theresa Foundation? Because only a charity could afford to run an operation in the manner you suggest. Actually, on second thoughts, they couldn't. Or maybe you should consider the company which manages the most successful no-frills airport in Europe at STN ... oh, hold on a minute ... that's ...
Take a close look at what happened to Blackpool Airport. Some years ago, the then airport operator agreed a long-term deal of the sort you propose with Jet2. The airport had to bear the cost of providing heating, lighting, fire service and ATC, airfield maintenance, security facilities and all the rest. In return, the idea was to earn revenue from passenger spend in and around the terminal. The type of Nirvana you envisage never arrived. What did arrive was acute financial difficulties and the resulting total closure of that terminal. Blackpool is now a GA airport with a small gas-rig support helicopter operation and an occasional LET410 to the IOM.
You need to be careful what you wish for. Presenting bills calculated in pence for the processing of 189-seater B737-800's simply isn't practical. Those who negotiate a commercial rate of return for their business are not "idiots".