LBA is not ideally located, but the M62 corridor only generates a finite number of passengers, and MAN is well located to consolidate all long haul services to the benefit of the North. The rest will support their own regional airports based on regional demand, and Leeds has enough of that to suit infra European services..
It really is not about the M62 corridor it is about the entirety of Yorkshire and the Humber and its 5.4 million inhabitants. Have a 'fit for purpose' airport that is the number one choice because of geographic location and ease of accessibility for those people and you will have an airport that moves 10+ million passengers. Have LBA and DSA fighting against each other as well as fighting against MAN and EMA and the combined total of DSA/LBA will only very gradually struggle upwards to around 5 million. It is called divide and rule - Yorkshire being divided up in aviation terms will only aid competing region airports. Yorkshire will benefit much more by having 1 successful airport rather than 2 strugglers.
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