Mr A Tis, of course you could apply the argument to anywhere outside the Home Counties. As I have said in a previous post "This is not just a Manchester problem, nor an air services problem. It is a major problem for the UK as a unit and with a Cabinet dominated by Home Counties MPs, the rest of the country needs to sit up, take notice and work together to not only divide the wealth more evenly but to share the services and benefits as well."
Where this discussion fits in this thread is that the very developments of infrastructure upon which new routes and increases in passengers and freight depend are intrinsically linked to funding.
Manchester Airport has historically funded itself to the point where it is not only the number three airport in the UK but a major gateway/income earner for a massive swathe of the country.
This is not only ignored/dismissed/or seemingly unknown by many in power, by the press and public but when reasons are given as to why Heathrow and other Home Counties projects should receive massive amounts of public funding, distorted tax take figures are trotted out to justify the expenditure.
For those wanting to see interesting aircraft from new carriers and discuss them here, or hang on every rumour in the hope of seeing services expand, it is important to know just why Manchester does not get a fair deal, how history has influenced development and how the system works.
If this discussion were to be buried in another forum or thread with a title indicative of the content, fewer would read it. Being here at least some might sit up and take notice.
There's not much left to add at present. The facts are there. Make of them what you will.