On 03/09/2014 14:06, Recliner wrote:
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True, but the demand is for more hub flights, which is why it's
Heathrow that's bursting at the seams, while LCC-focused Stansted and
Gatwick are short of business. With six international airports, London
isn't really short of runway capacity, but it desperately needs a
bigger hub airport.


Stansted might be short of business, but I don't think the same could be
said of Gatwick, the world's busiest single runway airport. Easyjet
likes Gatwick because of the higher fares it can charge compared to say
Stansted or Luton.

You might think Gatwick is full, but it's not:

I didn't say it was full, I said I don't think Gatwick could be
described as being "short of business" (your phrase). Not being at
capacity doesn't mean it's short of business.