Originally Posted by
Expressflight
This is just a thought and I have no evidence to back it up but their website states that, due to their environmentally friendly credentials, they will suggest possible alternative departure points to clients to avoid unnecessary positioning. If they had operational bases at SEN and LGW that policy would be easier to apply for the LON market.
Ascend are also not just offering ACMI services but ad hoc charter capacity as well where this aspect may come more into play.
Let’s not forget SEN supplies 25% of its electricity requirement from its own solar farm. Gamechanger? Probably not, but given what you say regarding their stated environmental commitments, probably a factor considered alongside many others when Ascend made their decisions.