Originally Posted by
Jetscream 32
Bottom line is when Oliver Iny tried to develop Manston with TF by his side all the dreams were wild ones... we all remember the EU Jet operation! It might survive as a small regional airport offering a double daily to AMS with an ATR along with a few charters to the sun for SAGA / Cruise operators for fly cruise type stuff, but you'd actually be better using all that space and building massive hangars for MRO & Biz Jets with a heli-shuttle to town.
No matter what the dreams, to get that airfield back to licensed state with all of the fixed costs involved you can kiss goodbye to at least £10 mill and then you will be looking at a min of £3.5m + per annum in operating costs.
I somehow doubt TF has backers to the tune of £15 Mill+ in liquid cash for an airport surrounded by water on 3 sides!
That, plus the cargo and you'll have what it was doing before.
Although having seen the place recently, stripped down and decaying, I think the money would be nearer £40 million, all those skilled stuff have been scattered in the wind