Er..... where does the idea of a slow and expensive rail link to London come from? SEN's new terminal and rail station provides a rapid transit through to London
You’re having a laugh. The train stops at every station all the way to London and takes all but an hour and even more than an hour on the odd train. The Southend service makes the slow crawl Stansted Express look quick by comparison but passengers do have a choice so let them make it.
From a Flybe viewpoint at least Easyjet are operating the flights into London's least popular airport where 60% of the airports catchment area is the North Sea and the facilities for passengers are almost non- existent rather than Gatwick but as Flybe know easyjet might start the service from Southend and then move it after a season to Gatwick. Now that would upset Flybe and the IOM could be left with just one airline serving just one London airport if and when Aer Arann go bust.