Jaibird,
You sort of miss the point, the runway extension is not being built for services in 2014 but from 2014 onwards..in this recession BHX is not going to pick up many more prime routes in the short term.
However in 10, 20, years time it will be their when the market picks up..its a long term project.If they do start work in the summer we are very lucky as it could easily have been shelved..fingers crossed .
As for services, well BHX already has its wish list those being to the number 1 and 2 biggest economies in the World within the next 5 years..China and India.
Then theres Vegas, Calgary, San Francisco, Orlando with a large plane etc.
In relation to the bridge, dont forget it would have had to carry not just the runway but the taxiway and the area between those, so at least 200 metres wide its virtually a tunnel anyway. The cost of that alone was calculated at over £15 million.
So we should now have an affordable extension that can get to 95% of where BHX wants it to get.
Nigel