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I agree that there can be a difference as you say but in this instance I feel that simply continuing on the growth path, using the team already in place, should not be impossible.
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I think the team in place at SEN is the best we have had since 2008. I am sure Stobarts are looking to increase business at their airport, and if all this goes ahead, they will pick out the profitable gems and leave them where they are, dump the loss makers with no future, and more difficult/interesting decide what could be made more profitable by transferring from LCY/STN to SEN next year. What we think in this forum won't make any difference to their decisions, so let's wait and see with great interest.
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A planned charter flight to Newcastle on the 9th September 2018 for the Great North Run has been announced. The operator and flight numbers are to be confirmed (presumably if enough people actually book it).
Departure: SEN 06:10
Arrival: NCL 07:35
Departure: NCL 20:10
Arrival: SEN 21:35
More information here: https://www.nirvanaeurope.com/en/boo...&selected=159#
Departure: SEN 06:10
Arrival: NCL 07:35
Departure: NCL 20:10
Arrival: SEN 21:35
More information here: https://www.nirvanaeurope.com/en/boo...&selected=159#
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Block time SEN-MAN is 1:10 so the schedule doesn’t look unreasonable. I’m guessing this will be on JOTA, hence SEN being the chosen airport.
£249 looks very steep but Essex is a hotbed of runners and a lot of them have money so this could be a winner.
£249 looks very steep but Essex is a hotbed of runners and a lot of them have money so this could be a winner.
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So if the arrival from Dublin is due at 2340hrs, 2 hours late, how do the poor passengers then get into central London when the trains have stopped, its not the fault of the passengers that they are arriving after all the public transport (except taxi's) have stopped........just wondering what happens.
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There was a review some time ago from a group of young female backpackers who were upset at being told to leave the terminal as it was closing. They were told to try and wait it out in the reception area of a local hotel but the hotel sent them packing.
I think they spent the night waiting on the station platform until the first train arrived to take them to London. I will see if I can find the post in the morning.
I think they spent the night waiting on the station platform until the first train arrived to take them to London. I will see if I can find the post in the morning.
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I recall those postings and in fairness to SEN they were budget travellers who flatly refused to pay for accommodation, being a seaside town Southend is packed with moderately priced guest houses and similar but if people refuse to dip their hands in their pockets what is one supposed to do.
These days I'm a hotelier selling budget priced rooms on a 'room only' basis, all the time I get "Does it include a free breakfast?", "Can we use your restaurant kitchen to cook our own food?", "Can we borrow cups, plates, knives and forks etc?" ... I've had enough of them by now and those women, quite wrongly, presumed that SEN would provide them with free overnight accommodation and I for one had no sympathy with them.
I recall those postings and in fairness to SEN they were budget travellers who flatly refused to pay for accommodation, being a seaside town Southend is packed with moderately priced guest houses and similar but if people refuse to dip their hands in their pockets what is one supposed to do.
These days I'm a hotelier selling budget priced rooms on a 'room only' basis, all the time I get "Does it include a free breakfast?", "Can we use your restaurant kitchen to cook our own food?", "Can we borrow cups, plates, knives and forks etc?" ... I've had enough of them by now and those women, quite wrongly, presumed that SEN would provide them with free overnight accommodation and I for one had no sympathy with them.
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Presumably the Titan 320 was required for a flight out of Gatters this morning saving on a positioning flight. Not too good for pax returning to Southend though, hope a coach was laid on or maybe taxis! Expensive whatever.
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Echo's picked up on the "buy Flybe" story.
Southend airport owner shows interest in airline buy | Echo
Southend airport owner shows interest in airline buy | Echo
