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LEEDS APPROACH
Yorkshire and Humberside does indeed have a very large TRUE natural underlying demand for civil aviation flying but not from 2 terribly located airports that are not only fighting against each other but are also up against incredibly well connected and efficient competitor airports.
I really don't get this DSA vs LBA "competition" thing. They really are not. Not in the way people on here seem to suggest anyway. They are actually poles apart in that respect, including catchment areas too (despite being in the same county).
However rightly said, there other airports that LBA and DSA are fighting against and yes of course transport and connectivity is a factor. For DSA, the South Yorkshire / Humberside and Nottinghamamshire catchment areas are choosing EMA and MAN as the alternate competing airport. LBA would be way at the bottom of that list.