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Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:48 pm**

Seems like someone's going to name an airport after someone aviation related at last... (Not being a fan of celebrity/popular culture renamings (John Lennon, George Best, Robin Hood

)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4925432.stm

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:51 pm**

I don't understand this trend for renaming long-established airports. What's wrong with Southampton Airport - or Eastleigh? ::)

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:55 pm**

I don't understand this trend for renaming long-established airports. What's wrong with Southampton Airport - or Eastleigh?

Well yes, it'll always be Eastleigh to me, but to be fair, if they are going to rename it, then R J Mitchell would be preferable... Could be worse...

Southampton Craig David International

Matt Le Tisier International

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:57 pm**

I don't understand this trend for renaming long-established airports. What's wrong with Southampton Airport - or Eastleigh?

Local election time. What better way to get a little support than going after the publics soft and often gullible side when it comes to patriotism.

Posted: **Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:58 pm**

Matt Le Tisier International

Hey now, he probably did more for southampton than Mitchell did :-X

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