Ciudad Real - will Ryanair resume flights next year?

Ciudad Real is a great destination for exploring off the beaten track in Spain. Last year I went to Toledo which was stunning, its only 1.5 hrs drive from Ciudad Real. Also visited northern Andlucia, thats Cordoba and the beautiful national park of Sierra de la Segura.

How and when will we know whether flights will resume to Ciudad Real, I can't wait to book !

What I have heard the flights were not that full. I would be very surprised if it will start again with.

Looking at the map it is no longer there, so it looks like it won't be happening again.

Current Situation

The airport has turned out to be a financial disaster so far. Due to poor planning and overoptimism on the part of large financial investors major deficiencies in the early planning stages were overlooked. A single airline has signed up to fly out of the airport and none of the potential airlines that were considered were actually interested in utilizing the airport. The actual passenger traffic has measured in the low thousands, compared to the anticipated traffic of up to 10 million. The future outlook looks equally bleak. The airport has contributed significantly to the financial trouble of the creditor institutions.

Cancelled Routes

Up until the 11th of November 2010, the airport serviced flights from London Stansted with the low cost carrier Ryanair carrying approximately 22,000 passengers. This link was an important international link for the city and the province of Ciudad Real but also to the community of Castilla-La Mancha. The route operated 3 times weekly, but due to a breakdown in trade agreements with Ryanair and financial difficulties of the airport, the route was cancelled. 20 jobs were lost in the process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Real_Central_Airport

Thank God maybe then all the Ryanites will cotinue to go to Costa del Sol ,which frankly is better prepared for them, and leave rural Spain to its own devices.