1. What is the master plan and investment. Every other airport issues a master plan.
Does Southend need another master plan now when the old one has only just been completed?
As for delays caused by backtracking what is the actual delay to the next aircraft assuming there is another aircraft waiting, which is probably a rare event?
That has to be balanced with other London airports where it can take 15 to 30 minutes to get airborne from push back due to queuing.