Trickledown is not about the owners of LHR giving handouts to the poor people of the north east.
I never stated that and that is not the definition of
trickle down. (two words not one).
You totally ignore my point about what real benefit this has to society in the UK, all your arguments are based upon raw figures and profit
It is about businesses in the NE being able to get a flight from Newcastle or Durham to China via an easy connecting flight through LHR. It is about foreign companies having an option to open offices and factories outside of the SE of the UK and therefore creating badly needed jobs and bringing wealth to the regions.
So why not get these routes to operate from MAN? Then the environmental impact and noise is far reduced than business people using 2 flights to achieve the same goal. Everything doesn't have to centre on LHR. Surely the business wanting to invest in NE England/China will do so regardless of LHR, if they can get to MAN.
If the business is there, then they are the demand, they should be dictating the routes... Not the other way round.
The construction alone will bring jobs and money to construction and manufacturing companies all over the UK.
This I do agree with you!