Once Peel are out of the way the airlines will return.
What makes you think that?
Come on then if Peel ever did leave who is going to bail the place out? Councils have no money, that's why they sold it, its never made a profit.
Yes - this piece of history always get forgotten - that's way the airport was sold "on the cheap" - not a con or a rip-off, the councils were getting rid of a money drain they couldn't afford.