Its not packed 8 months of the year, its getting 20% of the numbers that Peel got at their peak. Its getting far less than before it was even sold to peel for a song and a promise of investment. It's getting less than Peel got up to 2009, which was after the financial crash decimated the travel industry - have a think on that. If it was packed 8 month of the year, where were the extra 800k passengers when it was reasonably busy? Airlines have regularly pulled routes or pulled out entirely.
most the benefits people say about the airport are based on it not being busy i.e no queues, quick check in.
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those 2023 figures mean every single day of a 365 day year there are 620 people. 620 people, spread out over 7 or so flights a day doesn't equate to packed.