Second runway at Gatwick
All this talk of a thrid runway and lack of flights to China is just a smokescreen. BA will not offer the direct fligths to China as there just is not the traffic, if it were deemed profitable BA would have given up slots to some US routes or shifted flights to Africa to LGW and used the slots for China. Besides, China southern are to begin CAN in June so the flights are there. This is about BAA making more profit and not seeing airlines skip off to LGW, its once owned competitor. What about BHX and MAN? Both have plenty of capacity, yet no sign of BA at those airports. runway space is precious in the South East therefore build a second runway at LGW and create new hubs around the country, particularly a strong one in the nroth at MAN to spread the wealth a little..