Originally Posted by
ATNotts
LBA is indeed in a stupid place, but it is at least close to Leeds and Bradford. Google tells me Finningley is over 40 miles from Leeds, so I can't see how DSA could replace Yeadon.
Does South Yorkshire or the East Midlands need another airport? The performance of DSA ver. 1.0 suggests not.
you are surely not new to the topic..
dsa has a longer runway and far less affect from the weather. I can get to the centre of Leeds more quickly from finningley than from from Leeds Bradford..
more seriously it’s not going to replace LBA, but has a decent catchment area plus cargo potential.
what is frankly unknown is whether the theory that Peel were not running the airport effectively holds water or not.
time will tell.
but ultimately the worst case is everyone pulls out sooner, running costs get cut off and Peel gets their development site back early with improved planning potential