population of Glasgow which for many of the IT companies and legacy airlines was important.
They obviously missed the means and propensity to fly, plus the fact that Edinburgh was #2 in terms of UK tourism/business after London. Or did they think that the 92 Kilometres between Abbotsinch and central Edinburgh
could be traversed quicker than the 12 kilometres between Edinburgh Airport
and central Edinburgh direct?
The average public transport journey time from Abbotsinch to central Edinburgh
is about 2 hours - 4 hours in terms of a return - in contrast to the sub 30 minutes taken from Edinburgh Airport to central Edinburgh. The more flights becoming available from Edinburgh saw a much larger take-up and the popularity of Edinburgh Airport bludgeoned as a result.
Population has nothing to do with it, why is EDI Scotland's busiest airport
when it's catchment area is far less than Abbotsinchs'?