> Nearly all of the increase in air miles is by internal flights. Well, the > road and rail network has gone to hell on a handcart and will cost billions > to sort. Airport expansion is the quick cheap fix - a *bit* of land around > the airports and journey times are kept low. The numbers travelling means > that even if we had a good rail network, they would struggle on price alone > now. Sad to note that a lot of the land for airports is still used as car > parking, as despite direct rail links to Stanstead, everyone wants the car. >
Here in the USA, airport parking lots are an airport's largest source of income. Bill
