Nigel,
Whats done is now done and I don't see the point of rubbishing it now.Sure BHX know what they are doing..well lets hope they do !
I stand by my view that I don't think it will pay for itself, but I appreciate having a good debate about the routes at last, the thread has touched on this before but not really gone into detail. Just because the runway extension makes a route technically viable does not mean (a) that the route will come once it is built, or that (b) having the route will pay for the work done.
However, you are right in that we should applaud risk takers - after all, the AWM input is minimal, and relative to some of the projects proposed for London, this is pocket change.
If you prove me wrong and we're both still in pprune in 2022, I will gladly buy you a pint in a Beijing bar of your choice
