I would be delighted to see Easyjet return sooner rather than later or more likely never return.
In 2009 Easyjet closed their 3 aircraft East Midland base making 120 staff redundant. 11 years later the airport is still waiting for easyJet’s return.
It is not all bad news as Ryanair has got its foot in the door at Southend. It would just take an announcement from the airline next year or the year after of their intention to expand their Southend base and the airport could be transformed overnight.