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In the recent anna.aero article it said work on the extension should start late 2018. I seem to recall it was due to be open by then.
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Champagne days at the airport are over, it seems.
Bourgee restaurants goes into administration | Echo
Perhaps Stobart could step in and offer an alternative. Moet with Cumberland sausage moose?
Seriously, if the administrators close down the terminal outlet, it won't look good.
Bourgee restaurants goes into administration | Echo
Perhaps Stobart could step in and offer an alternative. Moet with Cumberland sausage moose?
Seriously, if the administrators close down the terminal outlet, it won't look good.
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DC3 Dave -
I am sure that Lakers sell champagne. Heaven forbid that you may be posting a deliberately anti-SEN theory!!
Given that there are / were 4 Bourgee locations - Southend E/E, SEN, Chelmsford, and BSt.E - it would be interesting to know which if any the administrators can rescue.
I am sure that Lakers sell champagne. Heaven forbid that you may be posting a deliberately anti-SEN theory!!
Given that there are / were 4 Bourgee locations - Southend E/E, SEN, Chelmsford, and BSt.E - it would be interesting to know which if any the administrators can rescue.
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The Bourgee on Eastern Esplanade Southend has been closed for a week or two now. I understand that there is a notice on the door saying temporarily closed and will reopen under new management. Doubt it will (unless someone knows better).
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Champagne days at the airport are over, it seems.
Bourgee restaurants goes into administration | Echo
Perhaps Stobart could step in and offer an alternative. Moet with Cumberland sausage moose?
Seriously, if the administrators close down the terminal outlet, it won't look good.
Bourgee restaurants goes into administration | Echo
Perhaps Stobart could step in and offer an alternative. Moet with Cumberland sausage moose?
Seriously, if the administrators close down the terminal outlet, it won't look good.
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Yes I do, and it will make no difference to the success of the airport because nobody will reconsider their travel plans because Bourgee's bubbles have bust. But it's a small terminal and Stobart considered the champagne bar to be the star of departures and promoted it as such.
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Yes I do, and it will make no difference to the success of the airport because nobody will reconsider their travel plans because Bourgee's bubbles have bust. But it's a small terminal and Stobart considered the champagne bar to be the star of departures and promoted it as such.
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Bourgee always seems busy whenever I see it, and they must make money with the prices they charge. But if the parent company goes it doesn’t matter if you’re making millions, you’re going down with them.
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I had a connection at SEN today, I flew DUB - SEN - GRQ. The facilities are not yet in order for this. It does not seem so difficult to me to make a transfer passage. Just open the wall and it is done. Now I had to go through security again. That does not necessarily take a lot of time, because it is a small airport. But it is uncomfortable.
The flight from Dublin was delayed for 45 minutes, so it was tight. Ground staff indicated that the flight to Groningen would wait anyway. So they did.
Both GRQ flights were 50% filled. The DUB flight at 18/04 only had 18 pax! The flight of today was almost completely full.
The flight from Dublin was delayed for 45 minutes, so it was tight. Ground staff indicated that the flight to Groningen would wait anyway. So they did.
Both GRQ flights were 50% filled. The DUB flight at 18/04 only had 18 pax! The flight of today was almost completely full.
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It would be a shame if Southend-Chateauroux doesn't operate at all over S18. My understanding is that in an area where train connections are lousy (even with all the Govt subsidy to SNCF) the local Govt and airport are trying really hard to turn Chateauroux into somewhere with real air connectivity (and not just weekly flights to the beach) so as to improve the local economy
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Looking on Google Maps, I noticed the satellite image of the airport has been updated since I last looked.
The image provided is clearly from last summer and it shows the groundwork on the field in its early stages.
The works are now complete and operations should benefit from the investment made. Is anyone able to expand on this, and whether the improvements will help the never ending quest attracting new operators?
The image provided is clearly from last summer and it shows the groundwork on the field in its early stages.
The works are now complete and operations should benefit from the investment made. Is anyone able to expand on this, and whether the improvements will help the never ending quest attracting new operators?
I believe that some of the work carried out last summer was to meet the requirements of an operator who was in the frame to commence a substantial route network from SEN in 2018. This deal fell through at the last minute but it was unclear whether or not that represented the end of the matter or just that the plans were postponed. Before anyone asks I cannot reveal the identity of the operator.
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Let's hope the plans were simply postponed, and that no further slots are freed up at LTN and LGW due to the collapse of another operator as happened when Monarch folded.......
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If they were interested in launching a 'substantial route network' from SEN before, then they'll likely re-evaluate those plans once more, perhaps when more aircraft become available to them. Time will tell...