Originally Posted by
pamann
Why would you pick an airport based on it being perceived as ‘more premium’? Gatwick for years now has been trying to shrug off its ‘bucket and spade’ image, but if it’s your closest airport you’re not going to let that be a factor in choosing which ticket to purchase. There’s a whole load of other factors that perhaps would.
I (like every other normal person) pick an airport based on how close it is to where I live, or where I am travelling from on the day. Secondly it comes down to the cost of the ticket also vs the cost of getting to said airport. I have travelled from every single London airport, it all boils down to cost where there’s a choice. Being perceived as a ‘Premium airport’ doesn’t even cross my mind.
The vast majority of people in London will be more interested in where they are going to as opposed to where they are flying from. In the past there’s been a choice of departure point LHR/LGW/STN/LTN etc. Going forward there might not be a choice other than go or don’t go.
Yes I agree that if you live close or reasonably close to an airport that will always be the first choice but for many people there is not a clear winner so other factors come into play when all things are equal.