Originally Posted by
pred02
1) Far is a relative term - 30 miles. I bet going into Liverpool street (where there is a lot of business it's faster to come from Stansted then Heathrow, even with Heathrow Express.
2) Stansted had over 23 million passengers last year. It's hardly chump-change, and believe me it's very "creditable."
3) CO pulled out post 9/11 when everyone was pulling out due to the downturn. The situation at EGSS since then has changed significantly. It is one of the fastest growing airports in Europe.
Stansted may not have Premier Exec Lounges for the many alliance members here, but it's no shack. It's growth has been based on the LCC's that prospored there. And while the rest of the alliance partners have been hit, LCC's [from Stansted] have very much changed the way Europeans go about their traveling. The LCC have done something right.
And I don't think it's a bad idea to fly into there...