merger
Any merger will only take place after Stobarts have sold the business. Thereafter there is little incentive for the new owners to use SEN as a base. Stobart Air was always all ill conceived idea. They bought into Air Aeran so that they could put SEN on the map in terms of commercial pax flights. That in turn helped them lure a far bigger fish - Easyjet. However the cost/benefit of the exercise has never been clear. Selling the business is just another example of Stobart divesting itself of assets to pay a dividend whilst the airport continues to under-perform.