Hi TheCargoMAn it is easy to be a keyboard warrior at least have the decency to name or shame who these people

According to the local MP, a consortium is likely to put an offer to Peel in the next 48 hours.

Too little too late? Probably. But hopefully not. Time will tell.

With what airlines now operating? non, Oil spill gone, there's no business case.

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/News/st...qi6VI-EAburNwY

Price has just gone up again.

Local mayor says they have been talking to the airlines and operators and they would come back.

Dunno - shrugging my shoulders.

What will be will be.

But the airport was losing money when they were there.

You wonder why they are only now showing an interest - airport has been there a while. Suppose the arguement will be that Peel didn't pursue or discouraged them

Not so much an argument as a factual statement.

Airlines now have contracts in place at other airports. How easy is it for them to scarp it and move back, along with messing customers around / rebooks. I believe its a dead duck.

Could be - conversley, there are good deals to be struck when politics stick their reputations onto high profile projects.

I'm surprised its an option, but it sounds like communications are open. Perhaps there is some life support for this duck. We will see.

The final line there refers to Judicial Review (JR) of Peel's decision to close.

How does that work? JR is about administrative action by government or public authorities. Is a decision by a commercial operator to close a facility susceptible to JR?

IANAL but I cannot see how JR could be used to change the position.

It looks very much as though this thread is going to take the same path as the Manston thread did when the plug was pulled there with eternal optimists continuing to clutch at straws. A shame, but that's the reality.

I think everyone knows it's the last chance saloon. And that chance is slim.

I agree with the comment on Judicial Review. She made herself look a little silly there.

If you read what she said, she said they were prepared to instigate a compulsory purchase order. That doesn’t sound like an eternal optimist clutching at straws, especially if they have credible backers interested in the site for aviation.

Judicial Review, she mentions investigation of possibility of it. Presumably along the lines of the airport is potentially considered a ‘public body’ as its contracted to be available for NPAS/Coastguard Oil Spill and other 24/7/365 Govt requirements. Manston didn’t have those taskings.

Would love to see the legal advice that came up with that!

Do keep up.

Read the bit where they’re investigating the possibility of seeing if a JR could be undertaken.

No legal advice given.

And if the thought of a JR has crossed your mind, the first thing you would do is talk to a lawyer. And didn't Manston have a Coastguard base?

IF they are going to CP, they should just get on with it and agree a price now while it's open, before Peel has handed back the licenses stripped out the equipment and sacked all the skilled staff, and while they have these customers who say they will come back.

While they’re still in talks, according to the mayor’s piece, I can’t see the benefit of starting the cpo. Who sets the price for an ‘thing’ subject to a cpo? And how is the price set? Anyone know?