Originally Posted by
BEagle
100% correct! I was looking recently at having to travel from West Oxfordshire to Edinburgh for a 2 day conference. The options were 7 hours and 2 or 3 changes by train - or to drive to BHX and fly with flyBe - which was quicker and cheaper with the guarantee of a seat.
At the danger (certainty!) of thread creed, Beagle what's your view on Upper Heyford not having been converted for use as a civil airport? Lost opportunity for a valuable addition to SE runway capacity, or unsuitable/impractical for a range of reasons??