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Manston's future ought to lie in a combination of all or most of the following:
1. regional hub for a low-cost airline such as easyJet, Ryanair or flyBe,
2. centre of excellence for private and commercial pilot training,
3. cargo terminal particularly for perishables destined for the London wholesale markets,
4. centre of excellence for maintenance and repair of commercial jets,
5. private aviation generally, from microlights to executive jets,
6. diversion airfield for emergency purposes,
7. search and rescue base,
8. base for charter airlines.
This airport can handle any plane ever built. It has our fourth longest runway and the widest runway in Europe. The approach flight path is mostly over water. The airport area has huge open spaces with potential for the building of hangars, maintenance facilities, additional terminals etc. Road links are good and not much efforrt would be required to upgrade Minster station to a Manston Parkway handling a Javelin every 15 minutes, with shuttles to the airport.
But the residents of Ramsgate will have to put up with a bit of noise. Isn't that worth thousands of possible extra jobs?