Originally Posted by
Homo Simpson
I think L A is failing to grasp how airlines work. It does not mean that Leeds as it is can't deliver more flights and passengers but it won't ever and nor would CF be a big player. Airlines will look at many factors before deciding to operate a service but just having a certain population does not equal flights all over the globe. Big airports offer a critical mass of passengers and the airlines whilst able to offer certain destinations from smaller airports use that critical mass. That is why so many are centred at Manchester or on a much bigger scale Heathrow.
Some airlines will clearly make money from Leeds and some will want to try new routes but to think that they would be qeuing up to get into CF if it opened is folly.
If the logic of we have a big population therefore we can easily turn that into passengers was right then Leeds would already be offering a lot more short haul into Europe, despite its drawbacks. It isn't because there clearly isn't enough demand to make money for a lot of airlines to operate there. For many it's better to have the flights from one big airport that can draw on a huge catchment.
No I completely disagree with you. The reason that people are not using yeadon is because they live on the two main arteries ie the M62 and the trans pennine express (or south of it)and getting to MAN is infinitely less hastle (even for some people who live in Leeds). It is a motorway world. This has been found in every study ever done. Ease and speed of getting to the airport is king. We'll have to agree to disagree.