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Roland Perry · September 3rd 14, 11:33 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 04:08:12
on Wed, 3 Sep 2014, remarked:
I must admit I'm surprised by how relatively unpopular Gatwick is compared
to Heathrow, given that it's located in a prosperous area between London
and Brighton, and has both good rail and road links. Heathrow isn't a
better airport to fly through, so it must be the magnetic attraction of a
hub airport.

Can't disagree with what you say about Gatwick. I'm not sure what that
attraction of a hub airport is to people flying from London, though.

One obvious attraction is that transit passengers (using it as a hub)
make a wider range of destinations viable than would be the case if
there were only point-to-point passengers.

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Roland Perry