Interestingly, Luton Airport was built to serve a centre of population, the town from which it takes its name. Two of BAA's largest airports were built away from population centres (Stansted, ex-military) and Gatwick (to serve London without inflicting noise on its residents). Both of these airports were a result of central (Government) planning, which has been responsible for most of the disasters and white elephants this country has seen in the last half-century or so....
Obviously the Government(s) responsible then had to justify their decisions, and forced airline growth to these places, either by influence, legislation or bribery. In doing so, they disadvantaged a local initiative at Luton. I guess that's one reason why supporters of Luton are more vehement than the few supporters of these two BAA owned airports.
Last edited by LGS6753; 23rd Dec 2007 at 10:14.
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