Non airport infrastructure and mandatory public transport requirements is key and Southend is not befitting by any government initiatives and spending.
That Bedfordshire airport whose name gets stuck in my throat has just had £30 million pound spent on it upgrading its link road from the M1 to the airport turning the road into a motorway grade 6 lane carriageway for part of its route.
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Not content with that the government mandated the new franchise operator into running more overnight trains to and from the airport as part of its terms and conditions. These extra trains start later in the year. Well I would be happy with their old service for Southend.
It seems to me that certain airports around London has the eye of the government on them and money is being spent and then there is Southend with one hand tried behind its back.