SOUTHEND - 4

[Expressflight]

tayair 6

I cannot think why anyone told you that the A320 "can't be use(sic) at SEN" nor why specific CAA permission would be required.

Like any other narrowbody, provided it's perfomance is sufficient to carry the required payload to destination off SEN's runway and the RFF cover is sufficient etc., where would the problem lie?

I feel though that SEN certainly needs an additional operator or two to ease the current reliance on easyJet; perhaps news on this might be forthcoming before too long, although it's a very competitive market out there.

[Expressflight]

Sorry, I cannot work out what you are saying.

[davidjohnson6]

Express - I think he means that he spoke to someone at Southend airport who said airport management are trying to find new airlines to fly to SEN, but they didn't know anything more.

Then again, an airport which does not say it is trying to find new airlines would be very unusual.

[tophat27dt]

Can I have a glass of what Tayair is drinking? LOL.

[SARF]

Just seen a couple of B.A. 737's take off from Southend. Assume they are off to city after a fog diversion ?

[Expressflight]

They would have been BA EMB-190s I imagine as a number diverted from LCY this morning. Around a dozen diversions all told I think.

There is a BA 737-400 on maintenance with ATC Lasham I believe but I think that is still there.

[Evanelpus]

Didn't think City was certified for 737's?

I tend to agree with a previous poster, EMB's surely!

[SARF]

I did say it was foggy

[8674planes]

There were around 12 diversions from LCY today I saw 2 Cityjet F50's, Cityjet RJ85 and 2 BA Embraers. I managed to see one of the BA Emb 190's depart taking off just before the Bravo Taxiway.

[tws123]

There was also the SkyWorks Dornier 328 from Berne.

[8674planes]

One Easyjet's A320's arrived this afternoon for the start of tomorrow's Tenerife service. Reg is G-EZTR.

[mikkie4]

Lets hope its the first of many

[wetlanding]

Thomson Holidys

I have just read on another forum that Thomsons Holidays have sent out letters to some people that there flights will no longer be from London Southend could this be true and I wonder why.

[Barling Magna]

The flights to Palma from Southend still seem to be bookable on the Thomson website, from 24th May through to October.

[A4]

Are they buying seats on easyJet? Think Thomas Cook block purchased seats on eJ this summer.

A4

[mikkie4]

PROVISIONAL STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER

Nov pax=66,084(+30.7%)Running total 945,680(+67.7%).might not make our first million pax by the next set of figures,still pretty dam good

[EK77WNCL]

Everyone book out of SEN in December, break a million!

[LTNman]

Seems that the EDI and Newquey services are next for the chop. Can anyone confirm this? This just leaves Jersey as the airports only domestic route if you call Jersey a domestic route.

[fatmed]

would these thinner domestic routes be served better by a smaller regional aircraft operation similar to but not not necessarily aer Arran ?

[SWBKCB]

With Flybe in retreat, who is there left to operate such routes? Given the Stobart connection, Aer Arran would seem to be the obvious choice - how does the deal with Aer Lingus affect their ability to operate independently of EI?