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Wot about the workers?
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Out of interest is TLV in the mix for any Cabin Crew or is there a dedicated team? It certainly sounds an interesting route - well as long as you are not on one of these flights.
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Eventually SEN-EDI announced, which was supposed to be one fo the first of the new base at the outset. Can't see it generating new traffic tbh. Which London point will it steal from... ?
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Eventually SEN-EDI announced, which was supposed to be one fo the first of the new base at the outset. Can't see it generating new traffic tbh. Which London point will it steal from... ?
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SEN-BFS has been reduced to just once a day so that's now little use to business travellers whilst the JER service has had some time changes to fit in the new EDI route.
The NQY route replaced some BFS and AMS services also. I'm getting the impression that business trvaellers are not choosing Southend!
The NQY route replaced some BFS and AMS services also. I'm getting the impression that business trvaellers are not choosing Southend!
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BFS to SEN is only once daily on Tues and Wed and double daily ex sat
Probably due to a quiet time of year, February
Would be greater pax numbers if the flight originated from BFS. It's probably difficult to get to SEN for the early morning departure if you are in central London, LGW much easier
Have to admit I do like SEN especially if travelling to East London
Probably due to a quiet time of year, February
Would be greater pax numbers if the flight originated from BFS. It's probably difficult to get to SEN for the early morning departure if you are in central London, LGW much easier
Have to admit I do like SEN especially if travelling to East London
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It's getting increasingly difficult to distinguish between business and leisure travellers these days, but if suits are anything to go by there seem to be plenty of them passing through SEN's terminals on the Irish flights.
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Searching for Destination London (all Airport)
It seems that when you search for flights to or from London(All Airports) on easyJet, it doesnt give Southend, even though easyJet has it classed as a London airport.
This has not always been the case, and I would say it is some sort of glitch, and doesn't help SEN to promote its services.
Take for e.g. BFS which is being cut down to daily on most days doesnt get represented when the budget traveller searches for London (All airports), as the SEN option wont come up and quite likely people who dont know of it, wont check it separately.
Be good if this was sorted out.
This has not always been the case, and I would say it is some sort of glitch, and doesn't help SEN to promote its services.
Take for e.g. BFS which is being cut down to daily on most days doesnt get represented when the budget traveller searches for London (All airports), as the SEN option wont come up and quite likely people who dont know of it, wont check it separately.
Be good if this was sorted out.
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It's a glitch which arose when the SEN-EDI was pre-loaded onto the system. For some reason it's going to take a couple of days to restore SEN flights to the 'London (all airports)' listings.
I do agree that it seems a little odd to operate both SEN-EDI and SEN-BFS as only once daily. I would have thought a double daily EDI would be better, otherwise perhaps you get the worst of both worlds, although I do think the EDI service will be well supported even at once daily.
It's a glitch which arose when the SEN-EDI was pre-loaded onto the system. For some reason it's going to take a couple of days to restore SEN flights to the 'London (all airports)' listings.
I do agree that it seems a little odd to operate both SEN-EDI and SEN-BFS as only once daily. I would have thought a double daily EDI would be better, otherwise perhaps you get the worst of both worlds, although I do think the EDI service will be well supported even at once daily.
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I think Southend is going to always be a leisure airport with mainly seasonal summer sun, winter ski and popular city break destinations serving the local area of Essex, Suffolk, Kent and East London.
I assume most of the people in suits are on the Aer Lingus service to Dublin, where there are onward connections to the US? Remember also that suits is not solely related to business travel. People could be travelling for all sorts of formal occasions.
Just a little background knowlege for those less aware, there are three main types of tourism. Business, Leisure and VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives). There are other types like "Special Interest" and "Dark" tourism (memorials/things relating to death, eg. visiting Auswitch in Poland.) but these do tie into the three main types stated above.
As much as it may be hard to distinguish the different types which I do agree with to an extent, the airlines, like any business have to sterotype to what the typical type of tourist/traveller requires so easyJet's decisions will be based around this.
A 13:30 departure to Edinburgh from an airport 40 miles east of London is clearly not aimed at business travel. Primarliy, business travellers are going to choose the more conveniant Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports for such services where the surface transport to the airport and range of facilities in the airport are generally more of a consideration than the cost. Again, seems stereotypical but that is the business world.
BFS with only one flight a day is also less feasible to a typical business traveller as they generally require a good choice of flights due to them having less flexability in flying times, days of the week etc. but usually need morning outbound services and evening inbound ones.
With other short routes like Jersey and Newquay, unique to Southend in the London area with EasyJet, I think further shows the emphasis on leisure travel, especially since the Newquay route replaced 1 or 2 Amsterdam and Belfast services.
It's getting increasingly difficult to distinguish between business and leisure travellers these days, but if suits are anything to go by there seem to be plenty of them passing through SEN's terminals on the Irish flights.
Just a little background knowlege for those less aware, there are three main types of tourism. Business, Leisure and VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives). There are other types like "Special Interest" and "Dark" tourism (memorials/things relating to death, eg. visiting Auswitch in Poland.) but these do tie into the three main types stated above.
As much as it may be hard to distinguish the different types which I do agree with to an extent, the airlines, like any business have to sterotype to what the typical type of tourist/traveller requires so easyJet's decisions will be based around this.
A 13:30 departure to Edinburgh from an airport 40 miles east of London is clearly not aimed at business travel. Primarliy, business travellers are going to choose the more conveniant Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports for such services where the surface transport to the airport and range of facilities in the airport are generally more of a consideration than the cost. Again, seems stereotypical but that is the business world.
BFS with only one flight a day is also less feasible to a typical business traveller as they generally require a good choice of flights due to them having less flexability in flying times, days of the week etc. but usually need morning outbound services and evening inbound ones.
With other short routes like Jersey and Newquay, unique to Southend in the London area with EasyJet, I think further shows the emphasis on leisure travel, especially since the Newquay route replaced 1 or 2 Amsterdam and Belfast services.
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SEN to BFS is twice daily. The last evening flight on Tues and Wed from SEN was dropped for the last few weeks, probably due to quiet time of the year.
EZY website now showing twice daily
EZY website now showing twice daily
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From around 20th May it only goes once daily except on Tuesdays and Thursdays where it will go twice.
From the middle of June it goes down to one every day.
From 1st October, it's showing only 6 return flights a week with no service on Tuesday's.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure the Belfast route didn't reduce to that frequency last year.
From the middle of June it goes down to one every day.
From 1st October, it's showing only 6 return flights a week with no service on Tuesday's.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure the Belfast route didn't reduce to that frequency last year.
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5 daily flights are expected on LIN-FCO route.
Departures from LIN:
06.40
08.40
11.00
19.20
20.40
Announcement on monday feb. 11th.
Departures from LIN:
06.40
08.40
11.00
19.20
20.40
Announcement on monday feb. 11th.
FCO-MAD 1 daily cancelled, FCO-VCE down from 2 to 1 daily, LIN-LGW down from 2 to 1 daily and FCO-MXP down from 5 to 3 daily
Guess FCO-LIN starts on Monday, 8th April
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