Quote: "....or, this could be a very shrewd move by MAG. Given that the long term goal of Gatwick is to get rid of the smaller (domestic) operators and cater solely for medium to long haul, and no-one can afford slots at Heathrow unless you're Virgin. It could just be that STN may, in time, become the London domestic hub of the future."
Not going to happen: most domestic routes have transfer pax as well, so need to go where there's connectivity, that means LHR, which is difficult at present, maybe in the long term. For now they're at LGW.
LGW is probably ill-advised to squeeze out domestic operators. It is primarily a short haul airport. If it wants to attract more long haul, it needs domestic flights to provide transfer pax.
STN's future is FR and cargo, cargo, cargo.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 19th Jan 2013 at 22:51.