silverhawk
My aged parents moved to Blackpool on their retirement so that my mother could live close to her sister who then moved away to be close to her daughter. Oh why oh why could they not have retired to Bournemouth.
Yes I have flown from Blackpool. It was on a BIA Herald to the IOM and more recently Ryanair from Stansted
As for road links can’t argue your point as the M1 is a nightmare but hopefully it will get better once the extra lane is finished. The plain fact is that Luton Airport is so popular that everyone wants to live close the place unless you live under the flight path.