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Old 1st Mar 2013, 08:07
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Passenger Terminal Extension on Target for June Opening (1st Phase)

Some encouraging news on progress here:

Work on London Southend Airport terminal extension on schedule for June opening* | Latest News | LSA - Community Relations & News | London Southend Airport
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Old 1st Mar 2013, 09:30
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Very encourage .......
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Old 2nd Mar 2013, 05:53
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As for Tesco they have 1% of the company they are however one of the company''s biggest customers so may have a bit of influence but not a great deal.
Moving off topic, but this comment caused a wry smile - Tesco as one of their biggest customer only has a bit of influence??

Road Haulage/Logistics must be a very different industry to the one I deal with...
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All's Not Well @ SEN

Been chatting to an old friend over the past few weeks that's been at SEN since it opened & it sounds like all's not well there with the staff.By the sounds of it,it's all down to one person. I went to see my friend during summer 12 and the the new SEN looks fantastic and has changed so much since I last flew into there many years ago. I just really hope the staffing issues get sorted out quickly and soon and why can one person control people and possibly ruin the careers of them and bring morale down so much in a place that's been buzzing recently and seems to be on the up in an industry that is full of doom & gloom recently.
Keep your chin up guys at SEN,all the very best for your future & hope your Achilles' heel gets their comeuppance soon.
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Old 5th Mar 2013, 12:25
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He must be a very old friend indeed if he has worked at Southend Airport since it opened ... in 1947!
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Old 5th Mar 2013, 20:03
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Look who they work for! those not in the air division have put up with the same thing for years.
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Old 5th Mar 2013, 20:28
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Grrr

Volotea charters this summer, how frequently?
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Old 5th Mar 2013, 22:04
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Volotea 1/week PMI-SEN-PMI for Thomson/First Choice, Saturdays from May 18.
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Old 6th Mar 2013, 10:04
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begins 4 May 2013 ?
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Comparing prices from the Thomson website, for a holiday in July at the Hotel Santa Lucia in Majorca:

From SEN: £638 per person, from STN £751, from LGW £583, from LTN £747.

Quite a variation in prices.....
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Old 6th Mar 2013, 14:42
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I can understand the LGW price being cheaper but I'm a little surprised that STN and LTN departures are more expensive.

Do Thomson holiday prices vary according to demand on a virtually daily basis in the same way that, say, EZY flight tickets do? If so that could be the explanation perhaps.

The first flight I could find on the Thomson website just now departs 25th May, not the 18th. What date did they originally announce the flights would commence?
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Old 6th Mar 2013, 18:43
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Thomson's original announcement back in November didn't give a date. They just stated "Flights start in May 2013 and run through to October."
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Traditionally IT brochure prices have always been more expensive from Luton and Stansted. This feeds extra passengers to Gatwick where most of the capacity is. Even my neighbour who lives no more than a mile from Luton used Gatwick last year to save money.

I think online price differentials are maintained leaving Luton and Stansted customers at a financial disadvantage thus cutting demand but maybe increasing profits for the likes of Thomson. By pricing Southend in between Gatwick and North London airports they are testing the water?
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Old 7th Mar 2013, 08:02
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I guess so. Let's hope it's a test that SEN passes.
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Old 15th Mar 2013, 14:19
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55,320 total passengers in February. That seems an encouraging figure to me and I believe, for the first time ever in its history, Southend has now seen over 700,000 pax pass through in a 12 month period (714,154 to be precise).
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Old 16th Mar 2013, 08:30
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Yes, some very encouraging numbers for February.

It looks like VCE achieved a 68% load factor in its first three weeks of operation, with DUB improving to 73% and having its second highest monthly pax total (only last July being greater).
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Old 16th Mar 2013, 12:32
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Out of interest, did Southend never exceed the 800,000 annual pax number in the glory years of the '60s?
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No, I think it was something like 670,000 in around 1967.
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Southend peaked with 683283 terminal passengers in 1967 according to UK CAA
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Old 16th Mar 2013, 20:24
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A flight every few minutes in 1967 with aircraft like the Bristol 170 carrying around 20 passengers. Wish I could find my Southend Airport year book dated around 1970. I am sure Southend was something like the UK's second or third busiest airport in those days.

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