Wawkrk..........
Sorry, delayed response......just to clear up a couple of my earlier points!
I am not opposed to LBA, far from it. It is my local airport. However the purpose of my post was to add what I perceive as realism to the comments.
I appreciate that it is one of the best sited airports in the UK in terms of proximity to its catchment, however the cost of making significant changes to the geography of the airfield and the geography of its surface connections [dual carriageways & rail links] will prove to be prohibitive. The present and forseeable state of UK finances only exacerbates the situation and renders further significant development improbable.
H49