LHR needs a 3rd Runway.
Operationally there is a convincing case for this. However, the real issue is the quoted cost of making it happen. The word 'exorbitant' doesn't do it justice. And the support works likely to be taxpayer funded amount to between £6Bn and £20Bn dependent on source. Extraordinarily large numbers. And all headed for the SE yet again. Hence the robust opposition.
Most students via LHR, then train or shuttle via MAN I guess. Growth in China,
The long-term Chinese student who lodges with my brother's family is routinely booked with Lufthansa PEK-MUC-MAN. Travel arrangements are made by a large agency which handles all the logistics for Chinese students attending courses in the UK. This Lufthansa routing is pretty standard for that agency. They don't generally route their NW England students via LHR.
Bagso, you need to send her flowers not put her down.
Aha ... so Bagso has been outed as a vet! Go on Bagso, put her down. Sometimes it is the kindest thing to do!
Many of those who would otherwise have gone to those places will holiday in the Canaries or Caribbean instead.
Ideally so, but the large tour operators can struggle to contract accommodation stock of the required standard in popular destinations at short notice. The good hotels are spoken for, the poor ones will undermine the operators' reputation for quality. They can opt to leave some capacity unreplaced rather than risk widespread customer complaints. Another concern is that Egyptian resorts were actually very cheap destinations on the ground. The Caribbean is generally more aspirational and US Dollar denominated for tourism purposes, so comes with much higher prices. Many former Egypt beach devotees will be priced out of these alternatives. Let's hope the big companies can square the circle.