Originally Posted by
Buster the Bear
Absolutely, but once the runway is sorted and larger aircraft become common, Southampton and it's cramped terminal will become just another 'packed' experience. I don't follow the plans for Southampton closely, but hopefully a terminal expansion is close? Currently the terminal is suited to 100 seaters or less.
Indeed this will be a problem although the airport just doesn’t have the stand space currently for larger operations so a limited expansion of low cost routes is all they can expect in the short term (see my post 793)