On 2016-09-23 10:47:45 +0000, Roland Perry said:

In message , at 11:22:48 on Fri, 23
Sep 2016, Neil Williams remarked:
ISTR it taking about 2:40 at the time, a reduction to 2:10 is hardly
enough to scoop up the market against a 30 minute flight time

It isn't a 30 minute flight time in any useful sense. Realistically it
involves arriving about an hour before the flight (as has long been the
case), and needs to include getting into central London as that is
where most people are going to be going.

Most of the people on the Manchester flight are going to another gate
at Heathrow.

Indeed. My point was in relation to why that is the case, and why rail
has the Manchester-London "standalone" public transport market sewn
up.

Neil
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