Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
"Essex and London for Lake District holidays" = train or car - landing in Carlisle isn't the lake District - you have to hire a car when you arrive - factor time and cost of that in and you might as well drive from Essex TBH
Maybe so but the flights have provided a platform for marketing the area to an extent I’ve not seen before. Whether they arrive by plane or not is immaterial, there are only 70 or so seats each way anyway.
Having taken SEN-MAN a couple of times now I can tell you it does save time from Essex, and I’d suggest the total door to door time of the flight from Carlisle area to central London does make it worthwhile and is probably also competitive on cost if you’re travelling alone.