In fairness Gatwick isn't exactly quiet and is still bloody busy !() BA and Virgin operate the Beach Fleets from Gatwick and the business focus remains at LHR. BA tried damned hard to make a proper hub at Gatwick but those pesky high yield passengers just flew through Heathrow with someone else. That's the reality, I don't really see BA's LGW-JFK lasting long if the economy takes a downturn.