NIKNAK, your last statement is slightly misleading. "LBA can not cater for long haul" both LBA and HUY can handle long haul and indeed both have albeit charters. 767s to Barbados is medium haul is it?
Whilst being pedantic I agree with your sentiments long haul is an exception due to runway length but LBA has in it's masterplan small starter extensions which would do the trick, but will they do it in time to stop DSA. Sadly for HUY I feel it is too late.