While it's easy to pick holes in any proposal, what we really need is to find a way to get people flying from airports in South East England other than LHR. Aer Arann and easyJet have made a start at Southend; we need breakthroughs now at places like Shoreham, Manston and Lydd. I don't know if this planned route will be a success or a failure, but at least it is raising the profile.