Manwell,
we shall have to agree to disagree upon whether landing fees should be charged. I could raise a whole host of analogies to rebuff your points of view but I tend to think the whole argument to be academic. Whether or not we like it, airports are privately owned either by corporation or shire representing their ratepayers. As such they are entitled to draw a reasonable remuneration if not to fully compensate then at least to offset their provision and upkeep.