Well I seem to have escaped the purge despite sharing many of the views and concerns of those no longer with us.
There's an interesting post on another forum with a reminder that the original runway debate was about airport capacity in the UK generally, which got morphed into a focus on requirements in the SE and then a remit for the Davies Commission which seemed to emphasise retaining the UK's hub status.
Anyway, back to matters MAN. It is the start of the half term holidays for some, but nevertheless, it was good to see based on the seat plans this morning that all 6 departures by US carriers were showing over 90% full. What it means in terms of yields will depend on the fares paid of course but my general impression is that loads have held up rather better in October than in Spring and early summer. Maybe eventually we'll find out from the CAA stats.