This suggests a reduction in UK airport numbers:
UK?s Regional Airports in Fight for Viability | Aviation International News
Airport Consolidation Needed (extracted from attached link):
“He also claims that the UK–whose land area roughly equals that of California–has too many regional airports outside London and could better do with just eight: Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton (in England): Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow (Scotland, excluding highland/island airports that enjoy public-service status); and Belfast (Northern Ireland).
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