A spokesperson for Newcastle recently attended the Runways UK event at Manchester where there were discussions on how regional airports could help solve the capacity crunch in the South East.
Given that Newcastle already has 7 flights a day to Heathrow they were still advocating that they want more yet more access. Is 7 a day not enough ?
Would they not prefer better choice and accessibility to places like Istanbul, Abu Dhabi etc and would such a strong stance deter those airlines from starting NEW flights?