Originally Posted by
LTNman
It is starting to look like Southend in 2023 will be a mirror of Southend in 2022, which is not a good place to be.
Will 2024 be the last chance saloon for the airport? With the aviation industry all but recovered Southend is still at the start of its pandemic and is on life support. All but recovered means there is still capacity at other London airports. Until that capacity disappears Southend’s role is not require unless it reinvents itself. The problem for the airport is that capacity at Luton could increase by a million for 2024. Also the recession could impact flying in 2024, as people continue to get poorer causing another downturn.
Yep, that sums it up nicely. SEN survived in the past with a wide range of aviation related activities that Stobart cast aside or ignored. It won't be easy to rebuild that.