Originally Posted by
AirportPlanner1
A couple of clarifications in the case for and against GLA-SEN.
Having flown on the BE/STK service 2.5 returns including at short notice, I can confirm fares were far from high and loads on all five flights were quite low. I concur that getting 40 people on an E195 doesn’t mean you’ll get 40 on a E145.
Re post 370, Essex is many things but it’s not a poor catchment. Quite the opposite. There will certainly be some takers for a reliable, frequent higher end service and the same will apply for the ABZ route.
There almost no “high end” routes in UK domestic. Going to Southend from Scotland, fly easyJet to Stansted at a fraction of “high end” and get the bus from there.