Some of us have no option. I live in the north and will be flying to Trinidad and Tobago in January. The only realistic option is BA from Gatwick. Unfortunately the only shuttles from our area go to Heathrow so train to Kings Cross, walk across to St Pancras and then Thameslink to Gatwick is the plan. Of course we have to factor in a night at an airport hotel to catch the (morning) flight.

This is why most of my long haul is from Manchester (free chauffeur drive with EK and a better J product) or KLM from Leeds/Bradford. Increasingly BA should call themselves London Airways as their offerings do not suit those of us living in the provinces.