Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Really? I thought it was all the fault of the lackadaisical, unimaginative airport management and they're refusal to invest.
The central question is never really answered - if SOU is such a plum, why is it never picked?
interesting comment, what's your source?
In response to your first point, simple, because there are limitations preventing the low cost lot from setting up shop. This has been discussed over and over. You aren’t going to get much trade up a goat path. Replace it with a motorway and you are in business. SOU is owned by a pension company, who unsurprisingly hire MDs internally (a safe pair of hands, or in other words a yes man). Basically they are happy to run with anything that falls in their lap. So rock (investment required to unlock potential) and hard place (airport with no need for aspirations).
Second point, Well why would you choose one of the busiest/most congested airports in the world to make a short hop to Europe?