Originally Posted by
vectisman
For goodness sake get some perspective! The operations at Gatwick are greater and more sophisticated than those at Stansted. There were many more aircraft and crews out of position plus lots of aircraft stuck at gates. It was also
an ATC equipment failure not an airport failure.
Ryanair, easyJet and BA EUROFLYER all operate point to point in a similar short haul market. Ryanair's STN operation is comparable to easyJet's LGW one. Why do you say LGW is more complex? It's not at all! Not sure why one got more away than the other but aside from location there's not much operationally between the three, except perhaps BA lacking economy of scale.