Firstly, yes I did mean 2000 metre runway (not 2000 feet).
Jet II, yes I do prefer point to point flights, but guess what, I live 15 miles north of LGW and 20 miles from LHR, so at present I do get point to point flights. I was trying to say that it would be a shame to lose those flights to another airport and therefore have to travel via a hub. My other point was that whilst hub to hub travel exists, isn't it better than the UK maintains a major hub airport!!
I also think that LGW should be an option for expansion! I know that there's an agreement with locals until 2019, but come on...