The ultimate question that LA has refused, consistently, to answer; who is going to pay for a new airport within such a close proximity to a brand new airport near Doncaster?
The above posts are pointless, the airlines continue to operate from LBA quite happily, there is no evidence to suggest that any long haul operators are deterred from operating due to runway constraints. The real reason is due to MAN being not far away. No new airport is going to change that.
The guy that has paid is going to pay. It wasn't even called an airport when I started the thread. How close do you think LTN and STN are? LPL and MAN? It's a long term project from a runway similar to SOU right now.
Of course airlines are happy! - What do you expect them say? "were going to a new airport in 10/15 years.
They're not deterred by runway constraints and poor location? - Yes they're at MAN with no runway constraints and ideal location relative to their catchment! You couldn't have more evidence.