The pax figures on nearly every flight quoted on that BBC prog were appalling !
Yes its all about yield but the ATC guys and Gals seemed to be going thru hoops to shift an awful lot of tin with very few punters on-board !
I agree bagso, quite why they don't up sticks and concentrate 101% on your local airport at "Manchester" is an incredible mystery we shall never solve.
If only we knew (!)
There are actually some really good reasons against expanding LHR which are vote winners. After a while economic reality kicks in and the lack of pragmatic alternative is painfully all too aware. Boris is Hell bent on taking all the benefit without any of the pain, Boris Island would not be in London, it's all about the politics and all politics is local.