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"Terry Harper" wrote:

"Graeme Wall" wrote in message
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"Terry Harper" wrote:

Provided they can get a flight to their destination of choice, yes.
Likewise, those from Sussex and Kent would prefer to fly from Gatwick,
although Southampton can be an alternative. Heathrow is undesirable, and
Luton and Stansted are last resorts.

For parts of Kent I would have thought Stanstead was possibly closer than
Southampton, the latter is 120 miles from Maidstone for instance.

Yes, I should have qualified it as Southampton for most of Sussex and
Manston (or Lydd) for the rest.

Even for Sussex, Southampton is not the easiest place to get to, by road
you've basically got just the congested A27, and by rail it can be quicker to
go into London and out again rather than use the coast-line, neatly passing
both Gatwick and Heathrow on the way.

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