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Got to admit I also thought that was a somewhat strange comment about LTN. All I can say is "somewhat inconvenient" Luton is busting at the seams while convenient Southend isn't. Maybe the PR people at Southend need to push the airport more to point out the advantages of Southend over Luton and other SE airports?
It all might come down to the perception of the traveling public. Mention Southend to most people and they will think of a seaside resort. I would suggest that the majority of people would not naturally think that an airport that is somewhat coastal in their eyes is a London airport and is further away from London than it actually is.
It all might come down to the perception of the traveling public. Mention Southend to most people and they will think of a seaside resort. I would suggest that the majority of people would not naturally think that an airport that is somewhat coastal in their eyes is a London airport and is further away from London than it actually is.
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Maybe it needs another train operator on that route who will be more business minded..there is a load of potential there for later/Earlier train(s) especially in the summer season..Stobarts have done so well there..lovely little airport 
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When the franchise is up for renewal a set of new conditions will be set out for the bidding process. This is what happened on the Thameslink line when an improvement to the overnight rail service to the airport was specified. This will kick in later on in the year.
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This has become a problem with rail franchises, there is no incentive to invest in new rolling stock if in 5-10 years they lose the franchise to another company, and the Liverpool St. line desperately needs new trains. As for another operator on the line, I still think they should have extended Crossrail to Southend...
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I shall explain. To the Danish visitor to London (let's just say somewhere quite central), you would be looking to reach your destination as quickly and easily as possible. In terms of proximity to CPH, it is SEN, STN and LCY would come first. Clearly the latter is closest and quickest to central London, but there would be cost implications in the airfare. Between SEN and STN, the former is clearly the quickest and easiest to transit through by far. The train fare is also the cheapest. That is my basis of assessing it as the best option for London (at least for aircraft incapable of getting into LCY).
Out of LTN, LGW and LHR, it is the latter which would have the longest block times, but has quicker links to Central London. Between LGW and LTN, I would rather arrive at the former where a bus transit to the railway station is not required.
Hopefully that explains my assumptions, which I do not think are unreasonable for this particular destination. I completely get the point about LTN being well located for areas outside London, but the Scandinavian market is largely inbound.
Out of LTN, LGW and LHR, it is the latter which would have the longest block times, but has quicker links to Central London. Between LGW and LTN, I would rather arrive at the former where a bus transit to the railway station is not required.
Hopefully that explains my assumptions, which I do not think are unreasonable for this particular destination. I completely get the point about LTN being well located for areas outside London, but the Scandinavian market is largely inbound.
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Seems as if controlled airspace is to be introduced around Southend from the 2nd April:
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I note that the CAA letter states: "During the 1960s, Southend was London's third busiest airport. It remained London's third-busiest airport in terms of passengers handled until the end of the 1970s, when the role of 'London's third airport' passed to Stansted."
Now whilst the first sentence may be correct, surely Luton was way above Southend by the late 1960s.........
Now whilst the first sentence may be correct, surely Luton was way above Southend by the late 1960s.........
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1967/68 419,885
1968/69 799,152
1969/70 1,594,010
My vintage Southend yearbook which ends in 1966 shows 606,469 passengers using the airport that year with 601,692 using the airport the year before. Best year for movements was 1962 with 41,641. Best year for freight was 1964 with 70,994 short tons
1967/68 419,885
1968/69 799,152
1969/70 1,594,010
My vintage Southend yearbook which ends in 1966 shows 606,469 passengers using the airport that year with 601,692 using the airport the year before. Best year for movements was 1962 with 41,641. Best year for freight was 1964 with 70,994 short tons
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So, 1968/69 was the year that Luton overtook SEN in terms of passenger numbers. Britannia, Monarch, Autair etc... Poor old SEN was about to lose its Channel Airways jets to STN at that time.
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A million travellers fly from Southend
SOUTHEND Airport has had a record-breaking year, with more than a million passengers passing through its terminal in 2014.
The airport handled 1,090,626 passengers, beating 2013’s figure of 970,167.
SOUTHEND Airport has had a record-breaking year, with more than a million passengers passing through its terminal in 2014.
The airport handled 1,090,626 passengers, beating 2013’s figure of 970,167.
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Sorry to be negative but unfortunately I do not think it will reach one million in 2015 with the reduction of Stobart and very little hope of new airlines arriving but hope I am wrong.
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Don't think it will hit 970,000 either. Might be a case of 1 step forward and 2 steps back. There seems to be plenty of growth at the moment around London so Southend should be reaping the reward. This year will be very interesting. I hope Southend does well in attracting new business.
Although the article has a CAX slant, presumably of interest to SEN?
News & Star | News | Business | Bank agreement to help finance plans for Carlisle Airport
News & Star | News | Business | Bank agreement to help finance plans for Carlisle Airport
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Well, good luck to the CAX-SEN route - it'll need it!
This was an interesting couple of sentences from the article:
"The four-year credit facility with Lloyds Bank will finance this and other projects in Stobart’s expanding aviation and biomass divisions. It is more than twice the size of the previous facility with Royal Bank of Scotland."
I know they have spent a tremendous amount at Southend but let's hope they can spend some of the money on running a coach service to London at the start and end of each day - and on more marketing to airlines, especially Scandinavian and Central/Eastern European.
This was an interesting couple of sentences from the article:
"The four-year credit facility with Lloyds Bank will finance this and other projects in Stobart’s expanding aviation and biomass divisions. It is more than twice the size of the previous facility with Royal Bank of Scotland."
I know they have spent a tremendous amount at Southend but let's hope they can spend some of the money on running a coach service to London at the start and end of each day - and on more marketing to airlines, especially Scandinavian and Central/Eastern European.
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It is normally due to the wrong type of weather and Southend's short runway. It doesn't seem to matter either whether it is summer or winter. This sort of thing must peeve those at easyjet HQ as it is an added cost and is unique to Southend compared to easyjet's other London bases.
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Message from easyjet about the late running return flight
Unfortunately we have had to plan a short diversion of your inbound fligh to go via Lisbon. This is due to the need to uplift some extra fuel because the aircraft weight is restricted. We took this decision to avoid offloading any passengers at London Southend and / or their baggage. We apologise for the delay and hope this does not cause you any inconvenience.
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Message from easyjet about the late running return flight
Unfortunately we have had to plan a short diversion of your inbound fligh to go via Lisbon. This is due to the need to uplift some extra fuel because the aircraft weight is restricted. We took this decision to avoid offloading any passengers at London Southend and / or their baggage. We apologise for the delay and hope this does not cause you any inconvenience.
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TFS fuel uplift
Regarding putting off other carriers.
Essentially TFS is at the limit of range that can be flown by EZY from Southend. Normally a number of seats are blocked anyway as the flight cannot operate at full AUW from Southend (I believe, if wrong please feel free to correct me).
As for putting off new carriers, unless they wish to operate to the Canaries, it should not be a deciding factor.
Essentially TFS is at the limit of range that can be flown by EZY from Southend. Normally a number of seats are blocked anyway as the flight cannot operate at full AUW from Southend (I believe, if wrong please feel free to correct me).
As for putting off new carriers, unless they wish to operate to the Canaries, it should not be a deciding factor.