Can't really argue with Mr Hough's answers, very clear and concise
I'd argue with these...
Some people would argue that demand was there and the airport was run down to a point where the holiday flights went. How do you respond to that?
That is categorically wrong. We would certainly always follow opportunities from an airline wishing to engage with this airport. The demand fell and therefore the airlines felt unable to continue with those routes....
....Then the recession came and first of all, bmibaby and Fly Globespan and other operators here, they withdrew for the reasons I have just explained. That is the last thing we want to see happen because airports are driven successfully by volumes and if you don’t get the volume you don’t succeed....
Thomson and Balkan Holidays didn't discontinue their routes