I live less than 10 minutes by car from Manchester International Airport. I live in a small but densely populated town, a suburb of Manchester.

I can't catch a bus from where I live to the airport, the tram doesn't run there, I can't even go by bicycle because there's nothing to lock my bike to - and you wouldn't want to cycle on the roads serving the airport anyway, they're far too busy.

The only half reliable way to get to the airport using public transport from here is to take the very expensive and not very reliable tram service all the way into Manchester, then take a train all the way back. A total distance of 14 - 15 miles to get about 3 miles.

It is much cheaper to travel by taxi.

Madness.

JJ