The saga continues..
I was on the fast train from Stratford International to Ramsgate yesterday.. takes about 1 hour 20 minutes.. so with a bus link to the airport I suppose it is feasible to attract the Low Cost crowd.. train also stops at Ebbsfleet, Ashford and others..
Manston’s runway is long enough and wide enough for 747’s so maybe there is a possibility of it becoming a cargo hub like Leige, but cargo hubs are busiest at night and they are ruling out night flights??
I think they have seen how Southend is busy with EasyJet, Ryanair, Flybe, etc... Southend has the advantage of a railway station at the airport, but has a short runway and not much room to expand.
In the past Manston ran coaches from Bluewater shopping centre to the airport, also the KLM flight to Amsterdam did well..
Will be interesting to watch developments