# John Lennon has a British airport named after him?

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**Created:** [May 9, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264 "2004-05-09T04:29:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/1 "2004-05-09T04:29:24Z")

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I was reading [this other story](http://www.thisislondon.com/til/jsp/modules/Article/print.jsp?itemId=10652611) and it mentioned

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> Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after an air-stewardess was assaulted. The men, aged 31 and 32, from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, were on an easyJet Belfast to Liverpool flight on Friday night.
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> A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: “Two men became obstructive and assaulted a female member of cabin crew. The pilot requested police assistance and two men were arrested on landing at **John Lennon airport**.”
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> The men were detained overnight and will be questioned later.

And lo’, here it is

["John Lennon Airport - “above us only sky”](http://www.liverpooljohnlennonairport.com/)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/2 "2004-05-09T04:34:07Z")

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I’m trying to figure out what he would’ve made of this…

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**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/3 "2004-05-09T06:31:28Z")

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Hence the joke about the baggage handlers at the airport and their alleged propensity to steal bags **" Imagine no possessions"**

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/4 "2004-05-09T07:23:54Z")

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I just noticed that today myself. I think he’d hate it, it seems so corporate. The expansion of horizons part would intrigue him, but the bottom line would make him hate it.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/5 "2004-05-09T07:44:28Z")

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The John Lennon vibe doesn’t quite work with Panera and Starbucks and places that charge you $4 for water. Which in turn makes me wonder what he’d think of today’s concert ticket prices.

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**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-lennon-has-a-british-airport-named-after-him/244264/6 "2004-05-09T08:05:37Z")

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I’m still waiting for a Frank Zappa University. Its motto: “You get nothing with your college degree.”