Originally Posted by
pabely
I think you are talking very different times, alternatives would be any London airports as they are all running well below capacity now.
That may be true of runway capacity, but the continuing facilities beyond that can be notably more tedious. Stansted is known for making difficulty with coaches that have not gone through a long approval process. One of the upsides of Southend was diverted passengers normally came straight out, and local coach operators were well alive to quick turnouts. Arriving at Stansted on a remote stand and then being plonked on the back of a 30 minute queue for immigration behind all the Ryanair arrivals is not LCY's market.