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Has anyone used the lounge at SEN since it was voted the worst in Britain? I've have a flight out of SEN in a couple of days and not keen on giving the lounge £20 if nothing has improved . At the same time I don't want to suffer queues downstairs as I understand the concessions are still under construction/refurbishment .
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Has anyone used the lounge at SEN since it was voted the worst in Britain? I've have a flight out of SEN in a couple of days and not keen on giving the lounge £20 if nothing has improved . At the same time I don't want to suffer queues downstairs as I understand the concessions are still under construction/refurbishment .
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You don’t really gain much from a lounge at SEN to be honest. Mostly the place isn’t busy enough to warrant “getting away from it all”, and if you want to fork out a bit for something a bit more plush just go to Bourgee. Even in the morning rush Bourgee seems more relaxed as most people flock to the bar or queue up at the cafe.
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You don’t really gain much from a lounge at SEN to be honest. Mostly the place isn’t busy enough to warrant “getting away from it all”, and if you want to fork out a bit for something a bit more plush just go to Bourgee. Even in the morning rush Bourgee seems more relaxed as most people flock to the bar or queue up at the cafe.
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It's something the departures area is going to increasingly require especially as the airport becomes increasingly busy when likes of Ryanair come to SEN and pax volumes begin to really ratchet upwards.
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Yep, I'd recomend that option. The lounge is just not on par with how you'd expect a lounge. One thing I've generally noticed about the lounge, the main entrance doors are generally swung wide open as you pass them heading to the escalator towards the gates. You can see straight in and hear all the chatter and hussle of people at the security area when you are within the lounge. It could do with the airport management getting an interior designer in to redesign it and pimp it up. It's underused as it stands right now and could generate additional income if they had the lounge ambience and market promotion pitched much better.
It's something the departures area is going to increasingly require especially as the airport becomes increasingly busy when likes of Ryanair come to SEN and pax volumes begin to really ratchet upwards.
It's something the departures area is going to increasingly require especially as the airport becomes increasingly busy when likes of Ryanair come to SEN and pax volumes begin to really ratchet upwards.
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Wasn't the whole point of the Stobart ATR operation to prove that the routes were viable, and to attract larger airlines on to them?
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The problem with SEN-EDI & BHD is will Flybe agree to that under the terms of the franchise agreement with Stobart Air? I doubt it as they would compete with Flybe's existing flights from LCY to those destinations.
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My own opinion is the Flybe/stobart franchise is dying fast as EZY and Ryanair take on same routes. In the future Stobart will concentrate their ATR fleet on domestics along with E95 on high load routes and the remainder will be utilised for ACMI work!
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Maybe, but while EZY/FR serve the likes of Prague, Milan and Budapest at fairly low frequency I think Stobart still has a future. BUD for example operates Tue, Thu, Sat against EZY on Mon and Fri. So there’s now better flexibility. Stobart’s Milan goes to Malpensa far off the the west and near Como, Lugano and Maggiore whereas Ryanair goes to Bergamo far off to the east and near Garda.
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I hope you're right CS. The idea of my favourite UK hotel - The Headland, overlooking the rocky outcrop at the north end of Fistral Bay - once again less than an hour's flight from SEN, fills my heart with joy.
From the hopeless stagnation of a couple of years ago, even the fiercest critics of Stobart seem to accept that the airport is very much on the up, and I for one cannot wait to discover what next year may bring.
Yes, there are serious reasons for criticism - not least the struggles of Stobart Air to deliver their timetable - but who can now doubt that the airport has s bright future, and isn't that a minor miracle?
From the hopeless stagnation of a couple of years ago, even the fiercest critics of Stobart seem to accept that the airport is very much on the up, and I for one cannot wait to discover what next year may bring.
Yes, there are serious reasons for criticism - not least the struggles of Stobart Air to deliver their timetable - but who can now doubt that the airport has s bright future, and isn't that a minor miracle?
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Good omens abound
It seems the money invested (losses accrued) in Stobart running their own airline from their own airport is paying dividends. They prove the route, and take the corresponding start-up losses, and then a bigger carrier comes in and takes a fully developed route for free . Interim results due out 3rd week of October. Most probably too early to show a profit from aviation activity but a reduction in the losses will signal a brighter future.