Originally Posted by
stewyb
For starters the business community in the south, of which there are many, would gladly jump on a plane to the likes of Munich, Frankfurt and Brussels, yet instead they have to slog their way up to Gatwick and Heathrow.
I think you just said the reason right there. Heathrow and Gatwick are just up the road with like a dozen flights a day each on routes like that. Unless an airline like Flybe or BMI operate those routes other airlines aren't going to as they don't see the need.