Why be mature? I have read with fascination over the years at the immaturity that abounds between the two Belfast Airports.
The BHD guys go on and on about how much the business people prefer the little city centre airport (really an oxymoron) etc etc.
Time to get real - size matters.
1. Airfield performance is paramount
2. Passenger catchment is key.
Discuss.
ANSWERS on a postcard but
1. The most important thing is a nice well lit long (smooth) runway with a decent ILS - CAT3B pref.
2. 1.6m people with no large disposal income - is there any industry left in NI?- no wonder lo-cost in all its guises (Go, Ezy, BE, Bmibaby and even BMI in its Heathlow disguise) has done so well.
Yield counts too but there are loads of suits on the lo-cos.
TSH