Originally Posted by
mcginty1
Incidentally Exeter has a population a third the size of Teesside but boast daily flights to Amsterdam ,Paris , Dublin , London , Belfast , Manchester and Newcastle, not to mention holiday flights.
But average earnings around Exeter are 10% higher than around Teeside, and median earnings over 20% higher. Around Teeside few are more than 40 miles from an alternative airport with service to European and holiday destinations and many live considerably closer, whereas Exeter is at least 65 miles with parts of its catchment such as Plymouth being over 100 miles from an alternative. I would also suggest Exeter has greater inbound tourism appeal.