Well this is all very amusing (especially the southerner crack about government funding of infrastructure projects) but I'm going to spoil it with some facts
4.75 million of tax payers money. Shame Stobart wasn't prepared to spend its own money.
They are - £13m - whatever you think of Stobarts plans, their prepared to back up their opinions with big money
Mr Tinkler said: “We’ve set this up as a catalyst, using our own airline. Once we make this sustainable we believe other operators will be interested. Stobart Group are investing a total of £13m in this project. The £4.75m will help support and sustain it. It’s private business and the Government working together to create jobs, and it will help the local economy. It opens us up to the rest of the world.”
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