On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 15:16:16 +0100, Neil Williams
wrote:

On 2014-09-03 13:06:09 +0000, Recliner said:

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

Airports should not be operated to "full" - it gives them poor
contingency, a big problem with LHR. LTN is rarely hit hard by
disruption simply because it has the slack to catch up if it needs to.

If LHR's flights were cut by a third its punctuality and reliability
would skyrocket.

Yes, that's certainly true. The same would be true if it had another
runway.