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One of the main reasons that it is not the hub is could have been - is because of the lack of R3+4.
Couldn't disagree more !
There is no case to answer for multiple runway regional jet type airport operations in Europe .
They simply can't compete with rail and road for domestic travel and do you really think many would think LPL-LHR-NCL as anything but an expensive hassle because thats exactly the type of journey many stateside do make on those bazilian RJs every day !
Simply put those domestics went away on pure economical grounds.
bmi couldn't make even Glasgow pay because too many were interlines at nought in the pound - Without sufficient peoples paying £350 -£400 they simply don't work.
As for the likes of amethyst its largely sour grapes from this Liverpublican.
Fact is even when offered one-stop global links as recently as by KLM the Scousers wouldn't pay enough . Would they via Heathrow again probably not.
Speke does what it does best via the flexible fares operators - Far better range than anything BA/BE/BZ or CS and BD ever offered locally!