Parsnip
Well said Parsnip. DTV failed because of lack of demand.-Pure & Simple! Newcastle International from Teesside is less than the travel time Londoners travel from their city centre to Heathrow. One North East had to do right for the region as a whole (In fact - they did more for DTV than they needed in terms of road infrastructure etc...) Improved surface links to NIA by shorter faster and more comfortable Express Rail & Coach links would be a great start to improve the whole North East Region.