Any expansion has to be balanced with all the other normal factors that come into play...... It should never be expansion at any cost!
There are several major UK Airports which would have quite happily expanded far more than where we are now if they had been allowed to do so. The difference is they have local Councils who actually listen and support the views of local residents etc (unlike LTN where the clear
conflict of interest with the council & airport ownership means that local residents are getting basically ignored!)
Last edited by boeing_eng; 29th Oct 2019 at 15:52.