Originally Posted by
shamrock7seal
Both airports in this part of the country are pretty cr*p to be honest. The reason both are pretty terrible is cos they are in such close proximity! We don't need two airports within 30 miles of each other. Please - one or the other needs to be developed to its maximum potential.
You could make the same argument re Liverpool vs Manchester, or East Midlands vs Birmingham.
There are too many airports close together in the UK. However, poor ground public transport to many airports don't make simplification easy. Too much reliance on milking pax on car parking charges.
I'd prefer Bournemouth's access to south coast over Southampton but BOH ground transportation links are non existent.