The following comment says it all about Stobart and its airline. I hope after a few years of owning both the airline and airport the missing ingredient for success was all the time just publicity.
Part of Stobart’s original motivation for leading the rescue of the airline then known as Aer Arann and buying its 45 per cent stake in 2010, was that it believed it could use the carrier to serve London’s Southend Airport, which it owns.
However, while the airline has grown on the back of its relationship with Aer Lingus, it did not deliver significantly to Southend.