St Germain, Rivert Joint
If SOU had a 2,300-2,500m runway with stands big enough for A330 or B787 then the airport would be able to reach it's potential. It could, in theory, be as big as NCL in terms of pax volume (less than BRS though because of it's proximity to LHR).
However, achieving this runway length and airport stand capability would be very challenging and would mean hundreds of millions of pounds of investment - not the 50m or so at BOH.
So the best fit would be if easyJet or Ryanair suddenly ordered ERJ-190's or CS-300's which have short-runway capability and associated brand strength. The public need alternative choices to Flybe - or they will simply opt for BA or some other better alternative at LHR which is only 60 mins away.
If SOU did have a good runway and big aircraft capability it would void BOH immediately.
2016
How many passengers are expected in 2016? 2.1m?
Last edited by shamrock7seal; 29th Jan 2016 at 02:10.