(28 Oct 2016, 2:29 pm)Andreos1 wrote The 3rd runway gives BA the opportunity to increase those internal feeder flights. That was where Durham Tees Valley was brought in to it. I think the likes of Newquay were also mentioned.

What BA were saying (and what I mentioned the other day), was that without the 3rd runway they stated would look at swapping internal slots for international ones.

That would ring true....even if it then undermines the "City's" argument about needing the extra runway for up to 40 new international destinations. If you are really remote from other major Airports like Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh, then yes you would benefit from additional internal connections through London - especially if Brexit increases the cost (incl. Insurance) of flying through such as Amsterdam. But if your nearest Airport is Manchester or Edinburgh, then the expansion at Heathrow is a negative both in terms of direct business for the Airport and for the wider regional Economy and image of the UK from abroad. Additionally, it would strengthen the Environmental argument that journeys of under 200-250 miles should be done by Rail, not Air.