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Expressflight
Yes there were four SEN based EZY aircraft plus three RYR for 2021. There was talk of expanding that number for 2022 but COVID put paid to all that and to everything else as it turned out. Had RYR not come onto the SEN scene I think EZY would probably have toughed it out. I didn't think enticing RYR to SEN was a very bright idea at the time.
Absolutely agree. Warwick Brady seemed to believe as EZY were getting towards the latter years of their agreement with Stobart that they would have to pay a significant increase to the airport if they wished to continue operating from SEN. (Source? Andrew Tinkler former CEO) His cojones were hardened because his new chums at Ryanair (who he took every opportunity to boast would never have come without him) would of course jump on the opportunity that an EZY departure would bring and no doubt increase their presence by at least a couple of aircraft. Don’t really need to go into what happened next, except to say when Covid collapsed demand, the one based airline who may have stuck it out had already made their minds up, to be followed by Ryanair who’s last act seemed to be to shaft Wizz before they left.