I wonder how many green protesters have a 'quiet' protest when there are plans for a new retail park on the outskirts of a town.
Im pretty sure that the proposed new terminal at LBA would not produce as much traffic as a new ASDA.
It would be interesting to hear their views on job prospects without aviation aswell, considering many of those (at LBA) were, i am told, students, and not from Leeds origionaly? Im sure not everyone wants to live in a tent growing their own rhubarb.
Simply, to withdraw aviation and easy access to the world would isolate Britain. This in turn could cast us out of the Global market.... Unless there is a worldwide restriction on airlines we will fall back much further than we are even now.