Its very disappointing news though about Manston, they cant seem to get a steady service off the ground in any direction. The Manchester service was priced at business class levels as is the Belfast one, so its not for you and me making a quick getaway for a leisure weekend...leisure travellers are priced out of play. Thats why there were no takers for Manchester.
Yes Paul I remember EUJet, an Irish airline, and I think I remember you flew to Dublin for £9...am I remembering that correctly? I never flew with them myself alas...and then they were gone. Sadly they priced things too low. Its either too high or too low.
But Manston is still at the same level of inactivity as it was years and years ago. Back in my London days I used to make financial investments like ye do, and I was sent an investment opportunity at the time. I remember looking at it and thinking it could be a winner, it was Manston hailed as the coming airport, this was in the 1980's and I think it was in the hands of Wiggins Teape, I think Im remembering the name correctly...but I passed it by in the end.
The airport is as you can see still sadly in the exact same position. No advancement whatsoever.
Every now and again we get a news story heralding a new dawn but...
