Paxboy I think Libertine was spot on when stating that MAN and LGW hubs were tried 20years ago. Indeed BA were partners with BHX and Laing construction with a purpose built hub terminal at BHX, with a very flexible design allowing quick xfer from dom to int etc. Despite a considerable investment, and BA put 11 of the first A319's they purchased straight into BHX, and a couple of transatlantic services together with AA, and franchise with Maersk (another 16 or so a/c) it was all pulled in 2007. I think a game changer happened when Walsh took over forget BA other than LHR.