Originally Posted by
Skipness One Echo
Er.... yeah you did.
The question was around runway capacity and where to build it.
The answer was LHR and the reason a much greater ROI building on existing hub capacity without splitting between LHR/LGW. That was why LHR was recommended, the LGW ROI was way lower. The two business models are not the same, the LHR one got the nod as the commission did not see how LGW could ever become a competitive or complimentary hub (!)
Perhaps you can explain to me how (in an economy that is not centrally planned) an airport, as opposed to an airline, can have a "hub" business model.