Originally Posted by
RW20
There is just no justification for the Runway extension now. Easy,Ryanair are contracting and pulling out of bases such as Southend and possibly Bournemouth
So there is little hope of anybody setting up a Sun route base from SOU!
Southampton has to try to survive with internal routes for the foreseeable future,with restricted hours and mainly prop operations.
Touch and go on long term survival
Slightly rich when you have been moaning for years about lack of airfield investment. Let’s not be in any doubt, air travel will be back and SOU need to be in a position to capitalise, hence the extension will go ahead and be ready for any opportunity that presents itself!