Its still deeply frustrating that there are many people in the media who are commenting on this story that have just no idea of the issues.
There was a bloke on BBC Breakfast yesterday morning who commented that STN should grow yet admitted he didnt know what a hub was!
Lets make it clear - the UK and the SE in particular has a vast shortage of HUB capacity. In other words airlines such as British Airways filtering all their short and long haul flights into one central airport; providing connectivity and additional choice for their existing and potential customers. Some flights arent viable without a hub. And actually hubbing is good for the environment. Otherwise you'd get point to point services from every airport in the country and probably half empty planes!
Why do I get the feeling this is just going to be a whitewash/deliberate fudge (delete as appropriate), and they're just going to go for Heathwick.
