Originally Posted by
nwoody2001
This is a big test for DSA in my mind, but also a great opportunity for DSA to prove/show what markets exists in what has been an under served/untested south Yorkshire market for years!
The South Yorkshire catchment has been tested for 11 years now and has involved 2 of the biggest and most successful airlines in the world.
Don't call distance catchment population a "red herring" as it is a scientific figure. Ignore it at your peril. Yes there are all kinds of methods to entice people to use your airport and they are not restricted to link roads and airline deals but you cannot ignore your distance catchment population. DSA's is quite small nestled between MAN, LBA, HUY and EMA. However successful or not DSA will become will have a direct impact on the 4 airports that surround it. For so many routes there simply is not enough passengers to be shared out. Sharing them out is the worst possible thing for the passenger as it leads to unsustainable, unreliable and infrequent service. Inefficient civil aviation strategy. This country needs to reduce the number of airports and make them more accessible and more functional and not have lots and lots fighting after the same passengers while losing money.