Barling Magna wrote
Yes, I remember listening to my air band radio as the fog developed across London, but rarely at Southend, so SEN received some interesting diversions from STN, LGW, LTN and even LHR - mainly Viscounts and Britannias, but also Convairs and DC-6s among others.
They were indeed interesting times, it was all a matter of timing. If the other airports got the fog first then some rare visitors could be seen.
I anticipate that there will be some A319s, Avro RJs and E-jets diverting into SEN this winter since Southend really is rarely affected by fog or snow. However, no doubt there will be times when the terminal is bursting at the seams due to weather or ATC delays or whatever, but SEN's staff have a reputation for calmness and politeness so I'm sure they will cope admirably.
Southend should do well from London City and plus the odd easyjet movement but I would have thought that would be it in all honesty.