Completely agree. Problem is that mayors Rotheram and Burnham are pushing for an NPR route that runs direct to Manchester Airport from Liverpool, before doubling back to central Manchester.I won't be popular for saying this but the biggest problem for Liverpool Airport isn’t lack of a rail link, its Manchester Airport. Its relatively easy to get to Manchester Airport from most of Liverpool Airport's catchment area and has much more choice.
If this happens, it will actually be quicker and more convenient to get to Manchester Airport from central Liverpool than to Liverpool Airport. Which makes Steve Rotheram’s total lack of ambition even more frustrating.
That said, I always thought it was a great mistake not to create a joint Liverpool-Manchester airport at RAF Burtonwood. It would’ve had great road and rail links across the northwest.
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