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I wonder how many of these new routes will operate in the winter months too.
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market announcement
On 5 December 2016, Stobart Group announced its decision to operate flights from London Southend Airport ("LSA") through Stobart Air's existing franchise arrangement with Flybe.
As a further update, the Group is pleased to announce that 12 new European routes are now confirmed, operating through the franchise arrangement with Flybe, from May 2017. Tickets for these new routes will be on sale from today, 22 December 2016. The new routes include Budapest, Milan and Venice. Further routes are expected to be added at a later date.
This takes the number of routes operating from LSA to 28 routes from Spring 2017.
Andrew Tinker, Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Group, said: "The confirmation of new routes from London Southend Airport today further builds on the strategic growth platform we have created in Stobart Group's Aviation Division. This is part of the next stage of our strategy to build new passenger routes at London Southend Airport, capitalising on the growing demand in the South East."
As a further update, the Group is pleased to announce that 12 new European routes are now confirmed, operating through the franchise arrangement with Flybe, from May 2017. Tickets for these new routes will be on sale from today, 22 December 2016. The new routes include Budapest, Milan and Venice. Further routes are expected to be added at a later date.
This takes the number of routes operating from LSA to 28 routes from Spring 2017.
Andrew Tinker, Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Group, said: "The confirmation of new routes from London Southend Airport today further builds on the strategic growth platform we have created in Stobart Group's Aviation Division. This is part of the next stage of our strategy to build new passenger routes at London Southend Airport, capitalising on the growing demand in the South East."
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The routes will be operated initially by wet leased aircraft. I would doubt these will come from FlyBE themselves, as they have no airframes or crew available. In the longer term who knows, might be logical expansion for Stobart to get some jets but time will tell I guess
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The Independent says that flights will be operated be E195 aircraft.
Cheap flights from Southend airport flood the market on 12 new routes | The Independent
Might just be Simon Calder guessing though!
Cheap flights from Southend airport flood the market on 12 new routes | The Independent
Might just be Simon Calder guessing though!
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Interesting to think about how we got here. When Stobart were talking about merging with Cityjet to get this off the ground and talked to Flybe, did they just say "Hang on a minute we might be able to make you a better offer?"
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SEN website
And still the SEN website is behind the times! No mention on the "new routes" section. Would have thought that they would have had this ready by the time the announcement was made.
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Absolutely right to point that out. It's incredible news and they should be able to update their website a little smarter than they have. Still, a momentous day in the history of the airport after such a long period in the doldrums.
Aren't BEE still on the hook to take a few more 175's? (the rest of their order having been swopped with Republic for their Dashes).
Maybe this is a home for some of them?
Otherwise, aren't all the current BEE Embraers now in gainful employment?
Maybe this is a home for some of them?
Otherwise, aren't all the current BEE Embraers now in gainful employment?
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The Independent says that flights will be operated be E195 aircraft.
Cheap flights from Southend airport flood the market on 12 new routes | The Independent
Might just be Simon Calder guessing though!
Cheap flights from Southend airport flood the market on 12 new routes | The Independent
Might just be Simon Calder guessing though!
