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You'll find the answer around an hour and a quarters drive from Southend Airport (traffic permitting). In a place with a huge orange hangar. Another airline had attractive slots there which became available. The airline you want the name of considered the opportunity to increase their business at this place with the huge orange hangar was not one they were going to pass on even if plans may (or may not have been - I really don't know) at the advanced stage elsewhere.
GEE! You must know who it is by now.
You'll find the answer around an hour and a quarters drive from Southend Airport (traffic permitting). In a place with a huge orange hangar. Another airline had attractive slots there which became available. The airline you want the name of considered the opportunity to increase their business at this place with the huge orange hangar was not one they were going to pass on even if plans may (or may not have been - I really don't know) at the advanced stage elsewhere.
GEE! You must know who it is by now.
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Well if it was Easyjet they did not pick up the Monarch slots as they were taken by Wizz and I find it hard to believe it was Wizz when they have cut capacity from many UK airports. All Southend would do is dilute their Luton passenger base when Brexit brings its own issues.
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I think airlines of any significance explore all viable options in some detail. So if an operator sits down and thrashes out agreement on a few key matters, maybe carry out technical assesments, this only means the airport keeps itself in the frame as a possible - no more than that.
Of course, if you're talking about an airport where key slots are as rare as hen's teeth, the balance of power shifts. But SEN isn't in that catagory.
I think it's fair to say the Monarch situation hasn't helped SEN, neither has Brexit (some say). But I don't think you can conclude that SEN would have announced another major operator by now if those events had not happened.
Of course, if you're talking about an airport where key slots are as rare as hen's teeth, the balance of power shifts. But SEN isn't in that catagory.
I think it's fair to say the Monarch situation hasn't helped SEN, neither has Brexit (some say). But I don't think you can conclude that SEN would have announced another major operator by now if those events had not happened.
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Well if it was Easyjet they did not pick up the Monarch slots as they were taken by Wizz and I find it hard to believe it was Wizz when they have cut capacity from many UK airports. All Southend would do is dilute their Luton passenger base when Brexit brings its own issues.
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So Stobart decided to expand their underutilised airport on the basis of a discussion with Big Orange (or whoever) before an agreement was even signed? How many times will they demostrate the “build it and they’ll come” model isn’t working?
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Seems like a good idea to me. You only have to look at what has happened in Bedfordshire to see they have got caught out big time. Southend is ready and waiting with no pain for its passengers.
May I suggest it is time for an end to uninformed speculation about an event that failed to materialise over six months ago ?
Its clear enough to me that some of the recent posters have no idea of what they are talking about.
Its clear enough to me that some of the recent posters have no idea of what they are talking about.
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To be fair a lot of the work carried out was essential repair, such as replacing taxiway bravo which was falling apart. Choosing to improve / upgrade at the same time seems like a good idea to me.
Spending your money on infrastructure instead of using it to support your dividend works for me.
Spending your money on infrastructure instead of using it to support your dividend works for me.
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Isn't it a bit early to say it's not working?
It's also too early to say it has worked; I'd feel more comfortable saying that if they weren't operating so many of the flights themselves, and if they had survived an oil price shock.
But... it seems to be going OK so far...
It's also too early to say it has worked; I'd feel more comfortable saying that if they weren't operating so many of the flights themselves, and if they had survived an oil price shock.
But... it seems to be going OK so far...
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To be fair a lot of the work carried out was essential repair, such as replacing taxiway bravo which was falling apart. Choosing to improve / upgrade at the same time seems like a good idea to me.
Spending your money on infrastructure instead of using it to support your dividend works for me.
Spending your money on infrastructure instead of using it to support your dividend works for me.
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Ltnman is very generous with his comments. STN, LCY and even LGW were very underused at the beginning of their operation. Those airports were built and airlines did come, in the case of LCY it took several years and false dawns before it became established.
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HM Government and the BAA wanted to expand LGW as it at the time the airport was seeing considerable increased passenger numbers as London's second major airport.
In 1977 LHR was closed to all new airlines and was seen as full, LGW took up the mantle with ever increasing airlines starting flights with passenger numbers growing.
That was the reason for LGW huge expansion and the airport was already seeing 5 million passengers in 1977.
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Chateauroux
I see there is an arrival on the board from Chateauroux today but no departure flight
flight. Oddly enough there is no flight showing on the Chateauroux departure board to SEN so is this merely a proving flight or perhaps a meeting with Stobart?
flight. Oddly enough there is no flight showing on the Chateauroux departure board to SEN so is this merely a proving flight or perhaps a meeting with Stobart?
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IG-AVION
Supposed to be ferrying out empty to Hannover
The late Winter 2018/19 timetable released by EZY this morning fills in some of the spare slots on the 4th SEN-based aircraft. The whole programme seems to be operated using based aircraft only.