There is no reason why Southend won't capitilise on the Olympics. Its fairly tight, but I get the impression they won't be holding back now that the local Councils permission has been upheld..
As for Airlines, there is plenty of scope for Southend to compete with LCY, LTN or STN especially with the onsite station. The Liverpool street line has Stratford (Olympics) and Shenfield (Cross rail).
Remember they are looking at 2m pax per year by 2020.
am amazed to hear that all the developments have been approved with such ease after so many years of dissapointment.
I doubt the operators would agree that its been with ease.
