Originally Posted by
ara01jbb
The south-west has serious appeal for German tourists, no reason the Carlisle couldn't do the same for the Lake District.
I suspect tourist-based flights (whether charter or scheduled) would have to use jets, and unless there are plans to significantly alter the declared distances on the new runway, that will be a problem at Carlisle. TODA is fine at 1799m but the LDAs of 1317/1445m are unlikely to support e.g. A320