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A lease is agreed which includes a clause about guaranteed investment. This is basically what happened at Luton way back in 1994 in the days before Easyjet when Luton still had low passenger figures.
These are the two news reports on how maybe Southend Council should have acted. Seems to me that Southend Council got shafted.
These are the two news reports on how maybe Southend Council should have acted. Seems to me that Southend Council got shafted.
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Passenger figures Jan 2018
Vienna 647
Lyon 699
Paris-CDG 3370
Rennes 3362
Cologne 1054
Dublin 4768
Malta 2110
Amsterdam 14150
Groningen 1850
Faro 2690
Alicante 4380
Barcelona 2015
Malaga 3201
Arrecife 2922
Teneriffe 3011
Geneva 7100
Prague 2357
Budapest 690
Glasgow 1877
Manchester 2828
Paris-Orly 44 (divert)
Dusseldorf 93 (divert)
Milan 43 (divert)
Lyon 699
Paris-CDG 3370
Rennes 3362
Cologne 1054
Dublin 4768
Malta 2110
Amsterdam 14150
Groningen 1850
Faro 2690
Alicante 4380
Barcelona 2015
Malaga 3201
Arrecife 2922
Teneriffe 3011
Geneva 7100
Prague 2357
Budapest 690
Glasgow 1877
Manchester 2828
Paris-Orly 44 (divert)
Dusseldorf 93 (divert)
Milan 43 (divert)
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I believe I have asked this question before, but are the passengers figures above, arrivals and departures?
I noticed sometimes when a flight is diverted in with, say, 62 pax from Luxembourg, then waits on the ground for 2 hours whilst pax are bused from LCY, and departs with 50 pax, only the 62 is shown in the figures. Just wondering.
I noticed sometimes when a flight is diverted in with, say, 62 pax from Luxembourg, then waits on the ground for 2 hours whilst pax are bused from LCY, and departs with 50 pax, only the 62 is shown in the figures. Just wondering.
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A lease is agreed which includes a clause about guaranteed investment. This is basically what happened at Luton way back in 1994 in the days before Easyjet when Luton still had low passenger figures.
These are the two news reports on how maybe Southend Council should have acted. Seems to me that Southend Council got shafted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOm4L8dSM5k
These are the two news reports on how maybe Southend Council should have acted. Seems to me that Southend Council got shafted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOm4L8dSM5k
As the airport develops no doubt the local authority will reap revenue as local authorities always do.
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January
My attempt using tophat27dt figures from the CAA and FR24 for the number of rotations
Vienna 647............40 pax....36% Load Factor
Lyon 699...............58 pax....37%
Paris-CDG 3370....130 pax....83% A319
Rennes 3362..........54 pax...75%
Cologne 1054.........38 pax...32%
Dublin 4768...........38 pax...33%
Malta 2110..........132 pax...73% A320
Amsterdam 14150.124 pax..80% A319's
Groningen 1850......36 pax..50%
Faro 2690.............135 pax..86% A319's
Alicante 4380........146 pax..87% a mix of A319/320's
Barcelona 2015.....112 pax...72%
Malaga 3201.........133 pax..85% A319
Arrecife 2922........162 pax..90% A320
Tenerife 3011.......167 pax..93% A320
Geneva 7100.........142 pax..91% A319
Prague 2357...........49 pax...42%
Budapest 690.........58 pax...58%
Glasgow 1877........32 pax...27%
Manchester 2828...22 pax....31%
Any additions or corrections welcome and I suppose the only thing to say is that is was January and perhaps Stobart should have been a bit harsher with reducing some frequencies.
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Vienna 647............40 pax....36% Load Factor
Lyon 699...............58 pax....37%
Paris-CDG 3370....130 pax....83% A319
Rennes 3362..........54 pax...75%
Cologne 1054.........38 pax...32%
Dublin 4768...........38 pax...33%
Malta 2110..........132 pax...73% A320
Amsterdam 14150.124 pax..80% A319's
Groningen 1850......36 pax..50%
Faro 2690.............135 pax..86% A319's
Alicante 4380........146 pax..87% a mix of A319/320's
Barcelona 2015.....112 pax...72%
Malaga 3201.........133 pax..85% A319
Arrecife 2922........162 pax..90% A320
Tenerife 3011.......167 pax..93% A320
Geneva 7100.........142 pax..91% A319
Prague 2357...........49 pax...42%
Budapest 690.........58 pax...58%
Glasgow 1877........32 pax...27%
Manchester 2828...22 pax....31%
Any additions or corrections welcome and I suppose the only thing to say is that is was January and perhaps Stobart should have been a bit harsher with reducing some frequencies.
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You couldn't compare Southend and Luton then. At the time the future of Southend was by no means guaranteed, the investment was a massive risk, and that it took London City (in a better location by anyone's count) so long to find it's feet was a worrying warning.
And in fact while the future does not seem more secure now, you still can't compare Southend and Luton. A guarantee of success for Southend is by no means there. That Stobart have had to step in and run flights themselves is not the most sterling indication of the world's brightest future. That it isn't fully comfortable with receiving the most common aircraft and sending them to the most popular destinations is unfortunate (I like Southend in it's own way, but it's not a way that makes up for runway length in exactly completely the same was as Canary Wharf and the City of London do for London City).
Southend has of course been helped along by the ongoing failure to build the third runway at Heathrow, and while it seems that it may continue for ever, Southend may have problems if that changes.
And in fact while the future does not seem more secure now, you still can't compare Southend and Luton. A guarantee of success for Southend is by no means there. That Stobart have had to step in and run flights themselves is not the most sterling indication of the world's brightest future. That it isn't fully comfortable with receiving the most common aircraft and sending them to the most popular destinations is unfortunate (I like Southend in it's own way, but it's not a way that makes up for runway length in exactly completely the same was as Canary Wharf and the City of London do for London City).
Southend has of course been helped along by the ongoing failure to build the third runway at Heathrow, and while it seems that it may continue for ever, Southend may have problems if that changes.
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Back in the days when I was young LTN, well airliner wise it was a holiday IT airport, Britannia, Monarch, I recall Laker 1-11's doing some ski flights and military charters, LTN had some freighters and not much besides, look at it today!
STN, in the mid 80's pretty much all STN had were some three based Air UK sheds and one Dan-Air jet for summer IT seasons, it had freighters and kind of ressembled what the other side of SEN looked like last time I was there ... A knackers yard
When they totally redeveloped STN, new terminal, underground railway line etc. etc. etc. people were laughing it and referring to it as a white elephant and if it wasn't for the introduction of LCC's it might still be a white elephant perhaps!
So, yes, Stobart have taken a big financial risk with SEN, a risk that nobody else was prepared to take on, and good luck to them.
STN, in the mid 80's pretty much all STN had were some three based Air UK sheds and one Dan-Air jet for summer IT seasons, it had freighters and kind of ressembled what the other side of SEN looked like last time I was there ... A knackers yard
When they totally redeveloped STN, new terminal, underground railway line etc. etc. etc. people were laughing it and referring to it as a white elephant and if it wasn't for the introduction of LCC's it might still be a white elephant perhaps!So, yes, Stobart have taken a big financial risk with SEN, a risk that nobody else was prepared to take on, and good luck to them.
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If you looked at aerial shots of the airport for every year of the last ten you would see just what has been achieved. Is it a white elephant? No. Is it an unqualified success? No. But if Stobart want to keep investing then it's a big thumbs up from me.
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That’s not true, no it wasn’t a bustling hub but they also had a based Britannia 737 year round, Air France a couple of times daily, Aer Lingus at least daily, various overseas-based IT operators heading to Spain/Yugoslavia/Bulgaria/Romania etc, flights to Canada, lots of inbound charters from Scandinavia and a random assortment of short-lived scheduled operators and charters. So nowhere near as bleak as you portray.
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I agree with your EZY numbers and some of your figures for BEE but my calculation for the latter shows:
BUD 42%
CGN 32%
DUB 31%
GLA 27%
GRQ 51%
LYS 54% BEE (36% EZY)
MAN 30%
PRG 42%
RNS 59%
VIE 35%
I think that is because the number of BEE flights actually operated according to my records is at odds with your numbers. The LYS numbers need to be split between EZY and BEE flights so I think that is the reason for the large difference between us on that route. Like you I stand to be corrected for any errors.
I think it was actually a good idea to maintain the higher frequencies, at the expense of load factors, in order to build customer confidence in these new routes.
I agree with your EZY numbers and some of your figures for BEE but my calculation for the latter shows:
BUD 42%
CGN 32%
DUB 31%
GLA 27%
GRQ 51%
LYS 54% BEE (36% EZY)
MAN 30%
PRG 42%
RNS 59%
VIE 35%
I think that is because the number of BEE flights actually operated according to my records is at odds with your numbers. The LYS numbers need to be split between EZY and BEE flights so I think that is the reason for the large difference between us on that route. Like you I stand to be corrected for any errors.
I think it was actually a good idea to maintain the higher frequencies, at the expense of load factors, in order to build customer confidence in these new routes.
Last edited by Expressflight; 1st Mar 2018 at 08:39. Reason: clarification of LYS number breakdown
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That’s not true, no it wasn’t a bustling hub but they also had a based Britannia 737 year round, Air France a couple of times daily, Aer Lingus at least daily, various overseas-based IT operators heading to Spain/Yugoslavia/Bulgaria/Romania etc, flights to Canada, lots of inbound charters from Scandinavia and a random assortment of short-lived scheduled operators and charters. So nowhere near as bleak as you portray.
Question is: Is there enough business available out there to get a realistic slice of that minority?
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For quite a while after the new terminal opened at STN you could pull up outside, help those flying into the terminal with their cases, find the desk, grab a paper from WH Smith and go back to the car and drive away. It was seriously that quiet. In relation to SEN, it just goes to show that amazing things can happen, but there has to be demand for what you have on offer, and we know Southend can only attract a minority of those operating in and out of London's airports, no matter how hard it tries.
On Saturday afternoons in the winter, there only used to be a couple of departures after about 1pm and one of those was a 30-seater.
That’s not true, no it wasn’t a bustling hub but they also had a based Britannia 737 year round, Air France a couple of times daily, Aer Lingus at least daily, various overseas-based IT operators heading to Spain/Yugoslavia/Bulgaria/Romania etc, flights to Canada, lots of inbound charters from Scandinavia and a random assortment of short-lived scheduled operators and charters. So nowhere near as bleak as you portray.
Channel AW had gone bust by 1972 as had Lloyd International
yes the Vikings from scandinavia stil invaded enmasse on a sunday evening plus some ABC affinity and military charters to the USA and Canada ran in the summers which included ONA World BMA Saturn universal CPair and Wardair BUT the place was very very quiet much of the days
infact it was a treat to see a movement
don't think BY based a 737 there until much later on
cargo started to increase with many 707 and DC8's
it was not until maybe the very late 80's that things slowly began to pick up with Air UK and KLM etc and the new terminal and infrastructure in 1991
the rest is history with Easyjet gaining access by buying GO and massive expansion plus Ryanair buying Buzz and then some
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or you may get lucky and be in the right place at the right time, whether you planned to be there or not. i.e. I don't think STN was developed with the LCC boom in mind.
Plenty of places in Spain to demonstrate the other side of "build it and they will come"!
Plenty of places in Spain to demonstrate the other side of "build it and they will come"!
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