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I think it’s quite telling they’ve chosen some routes that aren’t served from STN, and that can’t be served from overseas because they have no or limited operations there. This to me shouts lack of capacity. For all the talk of playing STN off against other airports, the reality is that if they did move aircraft 4,5 and 6 over the vacant slots and stands would be snapped up by Jet2, Primera or someone else.
This seems more like LTN mk II in terms of route mix, somewhere else of course they can’t expand at because there’s no capacity.
I’m not saying individual routes won’t shift around as has been seen between STN and LTN - Copenhagen and Malta for example started out at the latter - but I don’t imminently see the aircraft moving over
This seems more like LTN mk II in terms of route mix, somewhere else of course they can’t expand at because there’s no capacity.
I’m not saying individual routes won’t shift around as has been seen between STN and LTN - Copenhagen and Malta for example started out at the latter - but I don’t imminently see the aircraft moving over
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Quite an impressive photo taken this morning of SEN's apron and posted on Southend Airport Movement and Operations facebook page. It would seem the bizjet traffic is building rapidly and the investment made in the Stobart Jet Centre could be
paying dividends.
paying dividends.
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Yep. I was on the redeye to DUB this morning and couldn't help but notice how packed the ramp was with numerous bizjets. The ramp' were crazy busy with EZY, STOB and Flybe too.
Actually JER had a BBA surface laid which they decided to have grooved. This seems to have worked OK but I've heard suggestions that groove wear is more of a problem with BBA. Having said that I would expect SEN to re-profile the runway surface as TCAS FAN suggests and to groove the new surface. Otherwise I think that even the 737 MAX 200 would be excessively payload limited in its SEN operations. I cannot see any way that the existing 738 could be commercially viable at SEN, grooved runway or not.
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In general though the runway is short and narrow which will reduce crosswind limits and there is no way any 737, NG or Max can take off at anywhere near MTOW due to the length.
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Bizjets
The only reason there are so many biz jets at the moment are that Luton & Stansted have reached their night quotas between June-September it will probably go back to the normal level from October.
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Possibly , but aren't the operators lucky SEN has the capacity for a London airport arrival and departure., otherwise it would be London's loss and a gain for Paris, Frankfurt or Amsterdam.
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Runwayman,
Let’s enjoy it until then.
With arrivals last night from Dubai, Los Angeles and Seattle, amongst others, there’s a very international feel about the place at the moment. The apron this morning was very impressive.
Stobart must be pleased with recent events.
Let’s enjoy it until then.
With arrivals last night from Dubai, Los Angeles and Seattle, amongst others, there’s a very international feel about the place at the moment. The apron this morning was very impressive.
Stobart must be pleased with recent events.
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Runwayman,
Let’s enjoy it until then.
With arrivals last night from Dubai, Los Angeles and Seattle, amongst others, there’s a very international feel about the place at the moment. The apron this morning was very impressive.
Stobart must be pleased with recent events.
Let’s enjoy it until then.
With arrivals last night from Dubai, Los Angeles and Seattle, amongst others, there’s a very international feel about the place at the moment. The apron this morning was very impressive.
Stobart must be pleased with recent events.
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Yes I know. Hopefully you will pick up a few new customers who will make return visits. For the time being, I am interested to see what aircraft and payloads RYR will operate, and if that will affect any of the current flights by other operators. Take care.
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