A4 you are right - does not make sense to me. I am a devout Southend fan, but I went by road as i thought it the safest option to avoid just such a disaster.
Fifteen odd yeads ago 737-200 used to take off out of Southend to fly all the way to the Spanish resorts. So how comes on Sunday one could not make it to Cardiff, especially as the pax would have had no baggage, which would free up an extra 1500kgs or so for fuel.
The club are not very happy by all accounts.