Quote: "In my opinion, their ownership of SOU is strategic. If it got into the wrong hands it could potentially dent LHR traffic since SOU pulls in quite a fair amount of South and West London catchment. It is in their interest to keep SOU manageable in terms of size and scale."
Not so much south London, they have good links to LGW, but certainly west London, also parts of Middlesex and Surrey. It's certainly easier to get to than LTN and STN. A small regional airport like SOU is hardly a threat to LHR, as there's only a little overlap in the business. Even NHT, if it is ever opened up, would not threaten LHR in any way, and that is only 6 mi. away.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 22nd July 2012 at 17:14.