Originally Posted by
Prophead
Which brings me to another point. An expanded LHR that allows people to fly from their regional airport to destinations all over the world does benefit the whole of the UK. It is wrong to think of it as another SE project that will only benefit London. The nation really should get behind this and it's a shame the MAN supporters feel so threatened.
There is no guarantee that expansion at Heathrow will improve its connectivity to UK regions, The Airports Commission forecasts the opposite - that the number of UK destinations served from LHR will shrink from the current 7 to 4 within the next 15 years, even with R3.