I would say Southend Airport is an almost perfect small airport - very fast check in and the same can be said for the security check. It is now almost one week ago that I tested the airport with an early morning flight to Amsterdam. From having parked the rental car in its designated parking area to having reached the departure hall, it took only 10 minutes. No fuzz and only smiles all the way. We were pushed 5 minutes before schedule and after a few more minutes we were rolling down runway 24. Then came the more interesting part of the flight - after take off a 180 turn to the right and a low level flight with a great view over the Foulness Island out to the right. This low level flight continues for 5-6 minutes and by then we were inside the white cotton clouds.
