Originally Posted by
FFMAN
The point s/he is making is understood - it's just the offensive stereotyping that I am calling him/her out on. It is unacceptable on a public forum.
HKG's facilities are newer than MAN's and had the benefit of almost unlimited government financial support to turn it into the flagship facility that it is. Manchester on the other hand has no government support - it's on its own and has to make investments on a rate of return basis. You get what you pay for.
That is not to excuse it - but it explains it.
According to the Guinness book of world records, Hong Kong's New Airport is the most expensive airport ever built costing $20 billion dollars. Comparing Manchester airport to Hong Kong's new airport is a little unfair in my opinion. Manchester Airport can never compete in terms of infrastructure and maintenance with rich state funded airport projects.