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I guess the difference also is that it’s somewhat easier to move on from Heathrow an airline with the odd flight or two per day than it would be with Wizz and a 20+ aircraft base.
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Also they will be operating into ORK/SNN from elsewhere just as they’ve done in the past all over the place when there’s been a spat and could happen at SEN. A base closure and complete withdrawal are two different things.
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“In preparation for Halloween we remind witches that clearance must be sought prior to flying into airspace around the airport, broom sticks are not eligible for our 5 circuit deal.”
This was posted today by the airport. I think they are wrong to exclude the old hags from the deal considering SEN was Best London Airport 2013-2019 in the Witch awards.
This was posted today by the airport. I think they are wrong to exclude the old hags from the deal considering SEN was Best London Airport 2013-2019 in the Witch awards.
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I see that since last week the airport no longer shows a departure or arrival board, which isn’t particularly passenger or greeter friendly. I couldn’t find a flight tracker on the official Ryanair website either.
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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.
Exactly, so speculation seems rather pointless at the moment. The commercial landscape of Britain will probably have changed radically by the time this crisis is over and airports and airlines will suffer as much as any sector. It's probably safe to say that at some point there will once again be strong demand for leisure air travel within SEN's natural catchment but airlines could decide to concentrate on just one or two LON airports and local convenience could become a thing of the past. I'm sure SEN will try its hardest to keep RYR with commercial incentives and they may, or may not, succeed but only time will tell.
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Not too much space at SEN to park up a lot more easyJets, however 390 movements today with 23 takers for the five circuits for £5. Busiest it’s been for years, but probably not much cash generated, but there again that was not what it’s about.
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Some further changes and reductions, unsurprisingly. FR ops continue until Mon 16th and then nothing for 2 1/2 weeks. Which actually doesn’t seem so bad. However Bucharest and Dublin now won’t resume until the summer schedule and Bilbao looks like it’s gone altogether. Wizz are still down to resume mid-December.
STN’s terminal is only open from 05:00-17:00 from this Wednesday suggesting another skeleton operation, this is what prompted me to look at SEN. So 17 days without pax ops doesn’t seem so bad all things considered.
STN’s terminal is only open from 05:00-17:00 from this Wednesday suggesting another skeleton operation, this is what prompted me to look at SEN. So 17 days without pax ops doesn’t seem so bad all things considered.
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LEJ was said to be starting months back but didn’t materialise although at that time it appeared to start instead at STN. Is this replacing STN or in addition to? The STN route goes out about 11pm
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