As a Southend (SEN) pessimist it is good to view at least someone in tune with what is more likely to happen viz catflaps. KIA is fn terminal decline, there is any amount of room at LGW / STN for cargo without carting it by road around the Uk to Kent. A further point is that very shortly large wedges of tax will be placed on aviation fuel and surcharges on tickets to combat the environmental lobby, whether this does anything postive is another matter. it will however, slow the market for loco down. SEN like KIA is always the subject of rumours that predict it providing a Euro bridge for the 2012 fiasco in east London, at least it does a reasonable amount of engineering and that is KIA.s only hope for the future particularly if you consider Cambridge airfield closure and relocation. But alas even this outlet may be to late.