With BAA Stansted being sold the new operator will be looking at airports around it and seeing if they can offer a deal to attract business back to Stansted or new business that airports like Southend would be keen to get.
One of the concerns that MAG have highlighted regarding STN is the over-reliance on the two main low-cost carriers.
Whether the easyjet operations impact, or are affected by, their STN flights remains to be seen.