Lydd's landing fee has gone up to £15 for singles. This is ridiculous for an uncontrolled VFR-only strip of patchy concrete on a remote salt flat next to a nuclear power station and a firing range. But hey, it's London Lydd Airport now despite being 60 miles away.
At Biggin Hill, you get full aerodrome control, an ILS, surveillance radar and it's only 15 miles from central London, all for £15.
Even Elstree can partially justify charging the same for similar facilities by pointing out that their field is built on expensive suburban land, not in the middle of nowhere.
Why do some airport managers think that they can charge such ridiculous amounts for such poor facilities? I'm voting with my wheels and not landing at Lydd again.
[This message has been edited by foghorn (edited 17 January 2001).]