LTNman
Luton based resident offering his expert judgment on Southampton? Aware of the international port? The fact that it is the biggest cruise turnaround port in Europe (I.e. where the most cruises in Europe start and end)? That is 2 million passengers alone to tap into let alone all the staff on the ships. The biggest port in UK for car exports? The huge container port visited by ships from all over the globe? The two international universities with a huge amount of foreign students? The fact the new forest and south downs national parks are either side of the airport and are holiday destinations for continental Europe? The huge oil refinery? The international boat show which is one of the largest in Europe? The national oceanography centre? Huge hospital which is one of the leaders in the research of cancer? Huge Portsmouth naval base? The base for countless other maritime, cruise, insurance etc companies? Etc etc etc.
Not to mention with its own train station and motorway junction it is undoubtedly the best connected airport in the region so businesses across the surrounding counties could use it if better connected.
I won’t be going on the Luton thread and passing judgement on their passenger base anytime soon.