Losing the terminal was a game changer. Cost ££ to build, cost £ to knock down and would cost £££ to replace like for like. It was never that big so a circus tent had to be attached to it a few years back.
The council must have given BB planing permission to knock the terminal down but it was knocked down in haste. As soon as Jet2 had been forced out the bulldozers moved in. Why the urgency? In Blackpool when a building is abandoned it usually stays empty for years before being demolished. Is the land still empty or was it built on straight away?
It seemed at the time that the terminal was destroyed to make sure no meaningful passenger operation could return even if better terms could have been negotiated.
Why did the council not buy the runway? Seems a strange statement to make about protecting the airport when they did not buy the runway.