I am not sure I get the comments about LGW being too much of a leisure airport.

Sure there are some leisure orientated BA flights, but there are also business orientated SH and domestic destinations. Is the F lounge any more leisure orientated than Galleries F at LHR?

From my prespective, I go where the flights are. LGW is a nice enough airport and has improved much since BAA sold it. Big plus is the excellent staff, downside is lounges not quite up to LHR standard. If they improved the catering, I would be very happy.

Other big plus is that CE fares from LGW are more competitive than LHR.

If there were more destinations, I would use LGW more often. At the moment I average a flight every other month. Ironically being based in Brighton I have to pass LGW to go to LHR

I do hope BA put some more European short haul at LGW. For me biggest issue would be if LGW SH flights went one class, in which case I would not be using LGW at all any longer