A superb article, about time Peel communicated with the public a bit more! Can't really argue with Mr Hough's answers, very clear and concise.
OK - lets be blunt. One of the central points made by Mr Hough is b*llocks.
He says there are no holiday flights from DTVA because
The demand fell and therefore the airlines felt unable to continue with those routes....
That isn't true. Both Thomson and Balkan had introduced new services when they were told to go, so how do you get volume by kicking out key customers?
It might be that the airport had "done a Blackpool" and signed contracts which meant they couldn't make money but that isn't the airlines fault, and it is wrong to say there are no flights because the airlines withdrew.