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Article here about EasyJet dropping Edinburgh and Newquay routes. Neither the airline or airport will reveal why the routes have been closed.
easyJet drops flights to Newquay and Edinburgh from Southend (From Echo)
easyJet drops flights to Newquay and Edinburgh from Southend (From Echo)
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monthly stats/diversions
In December, SEN received many LCY diversions. My question is "Are these passengers included in the CAA monthly stats now, because last year I have noticed none listed".
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I believe that although not officially mentioned in the provisional statistics, in November there were still a 522 pax unaccounted for, and most likely these would come from any diversions, business flights etc. So I would assume that yes they are now included.
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A total of 970,167 passengers passed through the Essex airport between January and December 2013 - beating the previous record of 721,661 (set year to the end of February 2013). This sustained growth eclipses previous yearly averages of around 692,000 passengers back in the 1960s heyday of Southend, when it was the third busiest airport in the UK (second only to Heathrow and Manchester).
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David Lister added: “We are also working closely with all our current partners – as well as speaking to potential new ones – in order to offer an even wider variety of destinations for business and leisure travellers, at a reasonable cost all year round. We hope 2014 is going to be another great year for London Southend Airport.”
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SEN has belatedly joined the Route Shop:
London Southend Airport (SEN) | Unserved Routes in the Route Shop
Some interesting destinations in their wish list. I'd have thought Copenhagen would be a winner. Perhaps Oslo and Stockholm could be added. Not sure about Glasgow though....
At least they are trying to actively market themselves now.
London Southend Airport (SEN) | Unserved Routes in the Route Shop
Some interesting destinations in their wish list. I'd have thought Copenhagen would be a winner. Perhaps Oslo and Stockholm could be added. Not sure about Glasgow though....
At least they are trying to actively market themselves now.
I think that the big problem behind the dropping of the EDI route is likely the timing, especially during the week. I used the flight last week on Thursday & Friday. Arriving down to SEN at 22:30+ is not an attractive option for most people. Getting up to EDI at 20:30 is just about OK, but is still on the late side.
A service like this needs to be timed to let the users get to where they are staying, usually within about an hour's travel from the airport, and still be in time to have dinner at a restaurant, otherwise it will be self limiting.
Earlier last year, the timing was good with a mid afternoon slot which gave you the option to work in the morning, travel, have a relaxing or productive evening and then have a full day the next day.
However, the current timing is just self defeating. The flight down on the Thursday was at best 1/3 full. The Friday return flight was probably about 90% full, mist of whom seemed to be heading out on a night out in Edinburgh (hen, stag etc...). I can't see the return flight on the Friday having been particularly full.....
A service like this needs to be timed to let the users get to where they are staying, usually within about an hour's travel from the airport, and still be in time to have dinner at a restaurant, otherwise it will be self limiting.
Earlier last year, the timing was good with a mid afternoon slot which gave you the option to work in the morning, travel, have a relaxing or productive evening and then have a full day the next day.
However, the current timing is just self defeating. The flight down on the Thursday was at best 1/3 full. The Friday return flight was probably about 90% full, mist of whom seemed to be heading out on a night out in Edinburgh (hen, stag etc...). I can't see the return flight on the Friday having been particularly full.....
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Based upon our experience the required investment for Join! will be 30 million Euro.
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I can't see it happening somehow if it is having to get out the begging bowl in the hope of finance but Southend would be a good airport for it to operate from if the airport can sort out the trains.
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Hasn't JOIN! (or rather: its website) been around for something like 3 years with nothing happening at all?
By the way, I am just spending my 8th hour of the day in the LCY departure lounge as LCY was closed down by fog almost completely until noon. It seems a few inbound planes diverted - one or two Cityjets, the Sun Air Billund flight and possibly also two Alitalia E190s (as they touched down almost immediately after airport re-opened). Did any of those end up in SEN? (LG went to STN and the BA A318s to LGW, but no other diversion airports were given).
By the way, I am just spending my 8th hour of the day in the LCY departure lounge as LCY was closed down by fog almost completely until noon. It seems a few inbound planes diverted - one or two Cityjets, the Sun Air Billund flight and possibly also two Alitalia E190s (as they touched down almost immediately after airport re-opened). Did any of those end up in SEN? (LG went to STN and the BA A318s to LGW, but no other diversion airports were given).
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And perhaps Luton fans can have a whip round to cut down on the laughable time taken to get from the Luton hangar to Luton Parkway station before you EVEN start your rail journey to London? And even then you have to be VERY lucky to catch one of the hourly fast trains.
This is the Southend thread if you didn't know. Why are you mentioning LTN here?
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MORE than 1,200 households are claiming compensation from Southend Airport, which could result in a multi-million pound bill.
1,200 households seeking compensation from Southend Airport (From Echo)
1,200 households seeking compensation from Southend Airport (From Echo)
The Land Compensation Act dates from 1973. Any developer wishing to enlarge an airport should be well aware of it, and should have factored it into their consideration when deciding whether or not to start the building works.
It is possible that the 1,200 households are having a go to see if they can get anything - but if you had bought a house near to a very very sleepy SEN in 2005, you would have had to be very imaginative indeed to foresee it undergoing major redevelopment and be handling almost 1 million passengers annually by 2013.
It is possible that the 1,200 households are having a go to see if they can get anything - but if you had bought a house near to a very very sleepy SEN in 2005, you would have had to be very imaginative indeed to foresee it undergoing major redevelopment and be handling almost 1 million passengers annually by 2013.