Originally Posted by
shamrock7seal
Does everyone agree that both BOH and SOU are our regional airports for this region? I regularly use both depending upon what i need to do whether its a connection on from CDG/AMS/MAN or BOH for a low cost flight to Europe.
If we do agree, then surely it's better (for example) if Rigby were to buy SOU and sell it to housing development (for what I imagine would be a massive return on investment) and consolidate everything at one large and flexible airport with improved transport links and bus services across the south much in the way BRS current does.
What are you puting on your cornflakes? Why would the existing owners sell up so the new buyers can make a killing selling off the land for non aviation development?
If SOU business did drop off to the extent that the owners can show that the existing site is not viable as an airport business, my understanding that is that it would be considered a brown field site and thereby many planning application requirements will not apply.