Not convinced as Stansted went from being the runt we can ignore in BAA to a growth opportunity for MAG. Focus alone will get things done better.
Hang on, you're being terribly selective. BAA re-built Stansted for a role that never actually materialised. It was built to be a new airport for London and after having spent millions on a very nice facility (Ryanair's best btw) they discovered the newly liberalised and de-regulated market didn't want it for that purpose. Iit was then virtually gifted to the locos after based carrier Air UK failed to maintain a viable base there as the growth of the locos began.
BAA built a very nice new STN against all airline advice then paid the price when reality kicked in. It has lovely facilities and growth potential galore as it's not as busy as it was supposed to be.
MAG are looking to make something of STN but the main reason BAA gave up and concentrated on LHR is that they tried everything to get other airlines in and no one was having it. BAA got badly burned by the whole debacle, all credit to MAG if they get things on a surer footing, but the transport strategy that got us to where are now was a fantasy in the 80s, compounded in the 90s then forgotten in the noughties.
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