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Is EZY scrapping SEN-SXF?
The entire EZY schedule is currently on sale until Sunday 28th Feb 2016 but is nothing on SEN-SXF after the Thursday (25th Feb).
I would assume either they are scrapping the route or it will operate on a reduced schedule from then on (ie. only Monday and Thursday).
Why else would the Friday and Sunday flights (26th and 28th Feb) be missing?
The entire EZY schedule is currently on sale until Sunday 28th Feb 2016 but is nothing on SEN-SXF after the Thursday (25th Feb).
I would assume either they are scrapping the route or it will operate on a reduced schedule from then on (ie. only Monday and Thursday).
Why else would the Friday and Sunday flights (26th and 28th Feb) be missing?
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It is odd, but if the route is being scrapped I'd be surprised if the final flight is on a Thursday, it wouldn't make sense. Midweek travel would have the weakest demand, a final flight on a Sunday or Monday would be more likely.
Perhaps something new is on the horizon and schedules are being tweaked?
There must be more to come because STN-KEF isn't on sale yet.
Perhaps something new is on the horizon and schedules are being tweaked?
There must be more to come because STN-KEF isn't on sale yet.
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Surely if you're planning on ceasing a route, you would do it at the earliest opportunity, in this instance the beginning of the winter schedule in October, not the end of February. I'm holding out hope that EZY may base another aircraft next year, in which case maybe frequencies will change on existing routes. Wait and see what the S16 schedule looks like when it's released in September/October time.
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Alternatively, they could remove an aircraft. The two remaining based aircraft flying the sunshine routes with AMS, BCN and VCE operated from their bases overseas.
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That's an unlikely outcome, I think. More likely that they will stay with three based aircraft for S16 and maybe increase again in S17 when their A320 neos start to appear in numbers.
I think that easyJet are very probably interested in increasing their presence at SEN from a market point of view.
Whether that happens or not will, of course, to an extent depend on the commercial conditions available to them there. I hope that Stobart will be fully mindful of that as it may have an important bearing on the future success of SEN. I'm sure SEN offers some advantages over other LON airports from a passenger perspective at present but that cannot be solely relied upon as a negotiating strategy when other airports will be fiercely bidding for any available additional capacity.
Whether that happens or not will, of course, to an extent depend on the commercial conditions available to them there. I hope that Stobart will be fully mindful of that as it may have an important bearing on the future success of SEN. I'm sure SEN offers some advantages over other LON airports from a passenger perspective at present but that cannot be solely relied upon as a negotiating strategy when other airports will be fiercely bidding for any available additional capacity.
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It would be a good thing from Easyjet's point of view and give them more flexibility with schedules, routes and aircraft utilization if they could land in the early hours. I don't suppose Southend Council are going to relax their rules?
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Is it an unlikely scenario?
Aside from potential 'kudos' on paper from having more based aircraft, so long as the overall pax numbers remain constant or grow would Stobart care?
Such a move could bring benefits - city routes operated from overseas would tie in better with the trains making them more attractive (based on experience there are few pax from beach flights catching the train compared to city routes). There would likely be a more balanced flow to movements instead of short busy bursts of activity followed by emptiness so staff resources can be used more efficiently. Staff costs are lower overseas for EZY - FR went sown this path at STN previously.
Aside from potential 'kudos' on paper from having more based aircraft, so long as the overall pax numbers remain constant or grow would Stobart care?
Such a move could bring benefits - city routes operated from overseas would tie in better with the trains making them more attractive (based on experience there are few pax from beach flights catching the train compared to city routes). There would likely be a more balanced flow to movements instead of short busy bursts of activity followed by emptiness so staff resources can be used more efficiently. Staff costs are lower overseas for EZY - FR went sown this path at STN previously.
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I'd agree that it's an unlikely outcome. I wouldn't have thought that EZY would want to utilise the aircraft at their new bases (BCN and VCE, or even AMS for that matter) to fly into SEN, regardless of the train situation.
They will much more likely be used to service early morning departures into the big airports (eg, LGW, CDG, MXP) combined with a selection of new routes. That would also take away the need for example to night-stop LGW crew out there.
It wouldn't surprise me if SXF was dropped from SEN, though by no means am I saying it definitely will be or I want it to be. SXF is a potential business route and SEN can't realistically sustain the frequency to make it as attractive to business passengers, hence that capacity could probably be better allocated through instead increasing the frequency from LGW or LTN.
By all means I fully expect SEN to retain it's 3 aircraft to fly predominately bucket and spade routes. The trend over recent years of BFS, EDI, KRK and summer flights to GVA being dropped and getting replaced with routes like TFS, MAH and ACE would certainly suggest that.
They will much more likely be used to service early morning departures into the big airports (eg, LGW, CDG, MXP) combined with a selection of new routes. That would also take away the need for example to night-stop LGW crew out there.
It wouldn't surprise me if SXF was dropped from SEN, though by no means am I saying it definitely will be or I want it to be. SXF is a potential business route and SEN can't realistically sustain the frequency to make it as attractive to business passengers, hence that capacity could probably be better allocated through instead increasing the frequency from LGW or LTN.
By all means I fully expect SEN to retain it's 3 aircraft to fly predominately bucket and spade routes. The trend over recent years of BFS, EDI, KRK and summer flights to GVA being dropped and getting replaced with routes like TFS, MAH and ACE would certainly suggest that.
old holiday company in 1970's
there was a small direct sell? tour operator that operated from STN and SEN iirc called Tom 'something' holidays...tom Crawford rings a bell but i'm not sure
he chartered caravelles from aviaco and TAE/Transeuropa i think and he did Majorca and Spain etc.
anyone remember ?
there was travel club upminster and Burtsin travel (he started princess air with a 146QC) who all operated from STN and SEN with their own charters
he chartered caravelles from aviaco and TAE/Transeuropa i think and he did Majorca and Spain etc.
anyone remember ?
there was travel club upminster and Burtsin travel (he started princess air with a 146QC) who all operated from STN and SEN with their own charters
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BKS at Southend
A chap on another forum is seeking the colourscheme of BKS' Airspeed Consuls flying from SEN in the 1950s. Anyone's memory go back that far? Mine doesn't (quite...).
CAA provisional pax figures for June should be released tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how many have used the Adria Maribor service.
CAA provisional pax figures for June should be released tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how many have used the Adria Maribor service.