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It is due to Romania introducing a 14 day quarantine on the UK. The UK already had a 14 day quarantine on Romania, which did not put the Romanians off from traveling but their one on us has focused their minds.
Wizz have introduced a new quarantine buster service that started yesterday using an A321 to Liverpool from Moldova, as a way for Romanians to get around the quarantine rules. Their Luton Moldova services are now very popular with the Romanian community as Romanians are classed as being in transit by Moldova.
Moldova is another country on our quarantine list but once again it is not putting anyone off from travelling.
Wizz have introduced a new quarantine buster service that started yesterday using an A321 to Liverpool from Moldova, as a way for Romanians to get around the quarantine rules. Their Luton Moldova services are now very popular with the Romanian community as Romanians are classed as being in transit by Moldova.
Moldova is another country on our quarantine list but once again it is not putting anyone off from travelling.
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Schedules for Kristiansand and Bergen have been updated. Both routes will operate at 2x weekly each through to October 2021. Bergen still resumes on 5 March 2021; Kristiansand on 2 April 2021.
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Still makes me laugh when people talk about Stobart group and trucking, the only trucks that Stobart own/operate are the trucks for the Energy side of the group and they are based in tilbury next to the power station that they serve so stobart will not be operating trucks from sen at all.
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FlyOne should have been more ambitious and tried their hand at Heathrow - Blue Air seem to be quitting LTN for it at least for this winter and Summer ‘21. Although with Moldova well covered from LTN and STN it perhaps makes geographic sense to try LGW.
Just shows though how brutal Summer ‘21 will be, it’s a minor miracle Wideroe are still planning on coming.
Just shows though how brutal Summer ‘21 will be, it’s a minor miracle Wideroe are still planning on coming.
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Pecking order maybe but SEN had a place pre-90s and can continue to tick along with whatever comes in the next year or two even if that is just Ryanair or Wizz flying a few routes to the Med. No one expected Blue Air and Eastern Airways to be on Heathrow’s roster this year.
I do wonder if SEN will be back down to 0 flights next week with Lockdown 2, or whether we’ll be in the position where we can do nothing here but can jet off for a few days of sun in Spain
I do wonder if SEN will be back down to 0 flights next week with Lockdown 2, or whether we’ll be in the position where we can do nothing here but can jet off for a few days of sun in Spain
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When Stobart, desperate for liquidity during March 2020, tried to sell 25% of Southend, when the valuation of the airport was £700-800m, I wonder what a 25% stake would cost now?
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Not dangerous talk at all. Many of us are realists as well as being SEN supporters and the reality is that SEN will find things very difficult over the next year or two at least. If most holidays destinations are opened up sometime in 2021 there will be a strong demand within SEN's natural catchment and I don't see why RYR shouldn't choose to capture that demand by continuing its presence at SEN. Beyond that there may not be too much airline activity in evidence in my view.
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LHR is the one to watch. While some might move to LGW such as FlyOne Gatwick stand to lose far more than LTN/SEN/STN. Westjet, China Airlines, Ukraine, Rwandair all seeking to move in whole or part. There’s nothing more left at Southend really for anyone else to take. It’s hard to see what could move to LGW at the expense of another London airport in great volume.
In the case of Wideroe which would be predominantly inbound I’d suggest LGW wouldn’t be of too much interest although LCY certainly would be appealing.
In the case of Wideroe which would be predominantly inbound I’d suggest LGW wouldn’t be of too much interest although LCY certainly would be appealing.
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Not dangerous talk at all. Many of us are realists as well as being SEN supporters and the reality is that SEN will find things very difficult over the next year or two at least. If most holidays destinations are opened up sometime in 2021 there will be a strong demand within SEN's natural catchment and I don't see why RYR shouldn't choose to capture that demand by continuing its presence at SEN. Beyond that there may not be too much airline activity in evidence in my view.
Maybe why they are keeping EZY sweet with very cheap parking?
It’s hard to see what could move to LGW at the expense of another London airport in great volume.
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Remember RYR are closing up shop at their home turf bases of OCK & SNN, so any long term commitment to SEN would be doubtful. Nobody knows how this will pan out, I would have thought once things start moving again propery it will be STN focus and if Max's arrive costs will be lower using these, I don't believe the Max can operate from SEN so longer term if the rumoured top up order is made, this will accelerate the removal of 737s.
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