Will blame be shifted to the PM?

“@ewan55,

I am very concerned that we are all being mis informed about Viable and the airport site.

To help me understand better the real position, will you please substantiate your claim re Viable in your observation 2, because that is NOT what Viavle claim.

Also, please could you name say two of your claim that there are many potential sites around Plymouth (except the South hams site which was rejected many years ago), because as I understand the geography around Plymouth, the current site is the only reasonably flat site available within many miles of Plymouth.

Thanks.”

“Do you know how much money it would cost to build a totally new airport? Anyone who thinks THAT is a viable option is crazy. That will never happen.
The current airport is either marginally viable or marginally unviable, depending on whether you are SHH or Viable. Like it or not the current airport site is the only one we will have in my lifetime. Whether someone can operate as a business or not I do not know. What I do know is if they sell off the land no-one will ever be able to run an airport in Plymouth again.”

“Three observations Kevin, 1. The last Labour adminstration agreed the 150 year lease. 2. Viable should put its money where its mouth is, however they cannot, they have no business plan, no money, no comercial backers, in fact Viable is set up as a holding company with just two directors their first year as a company is in November, now it will be interesting to find out their financial positin and accounts. 3. NO state or council tax funding, thats why I did not sign their petition. Already pay enough in council tax thank you....

Plymouth does however, need good air links, however, Plymouth Airport is in the wrong location and much to small, many houses, a college and hospital too near. If anyone is serious about a comercially run airport they should get a new site (there are many within Plymouths surrounding area).”

“Tudor Evans is just going through the motions; he doesn't actually expect that David Cameron will start doling out cash to support Plymouth Airport, and party politics hardly comes into it. More to the point is that the days of governments splashing money around are gone, and that Plymouth airport failed because it was not fit for purpose (the runway's too short for modern jets) and not many people wanted to use it. The airport is not going to come back, and we'd better get used to it. A frequent coach service to Exeter airport would be a good start.”

“But we knew that was coming, didn't we? The airport is a no-goer and the main players are looking for a scapegoat.”