LTNman

For a coastal airport that serves London I would say 30 miles of motorway would be a good start.

Expressflight

I'm told that LEA now have a C550 based at SEN with a C510 to be added shortly.

I assume this is a reflection of SEN's unsuitability as a London business airport and their total inability to handle such aircraft efficiently. Quite how the pax will access the airport when it takes a whole 11 minutes longer (Googlemap figures) to drive from London Bridge to SEN than it does to LTN I really cannot imagine.

flynowpaylater

I think perhaps you had better address your enquiry to asdf 1234 who obviously has all the answers and is clearly much better qualified than I am on that subject.

Expressflight

Landmark Aviation have signed up to the new FBO facilities at SEN this summer. There's a Press Release at www.southendairport.com for those interested.

asdf1234

Sounds like good news for SEN!

I did have a look at the new FBO but it is still work in progress so difficult to imagine what the facility will be like.

Whilst there I noticed that all airside retail deliveries for the new terminal have to go the old exec handling lounge and are then x-rayed as per normal security requirements. They are then driven across the tarmac to the new terminal building.

Hopefully the new FBO will include all the facilities it needs as the design of the new terminal seems to have overlooked the need to have a security check for airside retail deliveries.

Good news too that the Holiday Inn is opening first week of September - just in time to miss all that Olympic traffic.

I know they are new to the game but let's hope they learn from their early blunders.

Expressflight

The new SEN/Landmark Aviation FBO facility opens for business next Monday.

Perhaps early users will offer their comments here as to how they rate it.

Red Four

...and seems that handling is compulsory from that date at Southend (visiting aircraft above 2.5 tonnes) -but bound to happen sooner or later.

Flat Spin

Ladies: could we get back to the originnal thread?

Which airports have seen little or no take up of slots? We certainly haven't booked anything like the number of trips we where expecting so yes, so far for us its been a lot of hype.

chevvron

Average one or two per day at Fairoaks and I understand Dunsfold similar; most people are filing VFR instead.

asdf1234

Any news on how well SEN did on the busiest days so far (25th, 26th and 27th) for Olympic traffic? Anecdotal evidence suggests just the one non-based bizjet movement but would be very glad to be corrected on that.

mutt

Looks like we got a last minute slot into Stansted today....

Mutt

FrankR

Hey Mutt,
Please let us know what kind of a zoo it is upon arrival,

Thanks

FR

Expressflight

The new Stobart/Landmark FBO facility located in the old passenger terminal came into use last week. Photographs can be found at:

New FBO Facility at London Southend | Facebook

SWBKCB

All quiet - everything running smoothly or non-event?

x933

Complete non event so far.