Originally Posted by
pax britanica
London needs a hub airport to continue to compete with Paris FRA AMS of those only Paris has two airports but there is little need to ever transit between them . LHR on the other hand has a huge amount to transit pax and needs them to support route development . And this si the problem , expanding LGW or STN does nothing at all to meet that need. Expanding Gatwick just allows more Easyjet and bucket and spade travel and does nothing for business. Stansted is Ryanair world , enough said.
1 - London has a hub airport: LHR.
2 - one of the main beneficiaries of an expanded LHR is likely to be EasyJet, who intend to take over Terminal 4. As EZY are not a hub and spoke carrier, they offer no benefit over and above an expanded operation at LGW, STN. Of course, LHR is far more expensive that these, which is why LGW offers a better financial return for UK plc.