I remember maybe 20 years ago we paid £300 plus for a return ticket to London, unless you were staying a Saturday night. Even then it wasn't that cheap. Now I can get a return flight for £30-40. One way that came about was the airlines have greatly reduced what they pay the airport. In the meantime, airport costs have hardly reduced,have they!? So how do airports square the circle other than through drop off charges, car parking etc? Really amuses me all those meeters and greeters who sit along the side of the road to avoid paying a £1 and completely forget that a few years ago many of the journeys they are making would not have been affordable. Those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.