TCAS FAN,
Thanks for your continued assessment on the proposed runway extension.
First of all the airport manager has stressed that work will hopefully commence in 2023,but with no specific date,however he stressed that finding the workforce might present some problems.
I've looked at the actual work that's going on today,and it appears that some perimeter wooden fencing is being installed,but that's all!
With the on going economic situation it's not clear when SOU will see the benefits of the runway extension,certainly not in 2023.
Clearly the airport is loosing a lot of money due to low Paxs compared to recent times. This can't be allowed to be continued,so it's get on with the runway improvements,or
accept the airport is not viable in the long term.