We have talked about lots of things on this forum the cost of air fuel , transport links.
Two things in the news this last week, landing charges at BAA airport are going up, and more runways at Heathrow and Stanstead.
Am I on my own but, to get into Heathrow is now a nightmare, the M25 is grid locked, its ok if your flight is weekends, I had a flight at 11.00 on a Thusday left at Herne Bay at 06.00 and got to the check in at 10.40 I got on, a BA flight.
But would never do it again, it the same from south east London.
Gatwick is better you can avoid the M25 and M23 some times, but for passengers west of london it must be bad.
Stanstead is much better, for peple on the east side of london, But I did spend 5 hours on a friday night on the M11 and M25
Public transport is fine to all Airport if you live in central London.
If you live out in the sticks, you try going to a London airport with two children by public transport from say Canterbury. And the cost !!!!. it as much as you flights.
I am not saying that Manston easy to get to for all , its not, but for a big part of the south east it is.