Originally Posted by
Rutan16
That document needs to be read with a very critical eye and specifically the reference to regional connectivity.
The range of domestic connections from/to Heathrow that are commercially viable remain and operate today.
Those that have lost service is procisely because they don’t attact sufficient traffic at commercially viable fares period.
Unless the TAX PAYER picks up the bill via PSO grants they won’t happen runway or no .
I don't disagree with you, but part of the reason that commercial viability for domestic routes with LHR has struggled is that there is expensive slot trading in the constrained environment. Allocating some of this capacity for domestic (in theory) will make other routes more affordable
Originally Posted by
Rutan16
As for those routes that somehow exist because of feed into what is one of the largest O&D markets on the planet can you name them ?
No examples/data on hand to support, just the 'conventional wisdom' (for what it's worth). Happy to be corrected though if there is evidence contrary to this...
To confirm: my position isn't that LHR third runway is a golden egg for the UK through providing regional connectivity, but on a holistic level the UK as a whole should realise some economic benefit from it