Having taken 4 1/2 hours on the M5/M6 and 5 hours yesterday on M5/M6 to go up to watch the england games in Manchester (which go pastish the airport) I'm not going to Manchester again. We fly from Gatwick soon - if we have another nightmare journey I may have to give up Gatwick too. Last year we flew from Heathrow which is nearer to us than Gatwick and thought it was a better airport than Manchester where we had flown from the year before.
But I think everyone has a different experiences or gets places on a good or bad day. Have a great hols anyway wherever you choose.

Debbie