does anyone really believe that an airport that doesn't even have flights to ANY of the European hubs (Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt etc.)is going to get scheduled flights to New York and Dubai when airports far bigger would give their right tooth to get them!
Ah yes but just down the road SOU most certainly does serve Europen hubs... and it is never going to service longhaul is it!
So consider the combined SOU and BOH catchment areas, destinations and PAX numbers and perhaps it's not such a wild proposition after all - especially if you want to avoid LHR!
That said scheduled longhaul has to be a non starter until the new terminal is completed.... otherwise the yanks and arabs will think they have landed in a 3rd world country by mistake
