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This response 100% says you don’t know what you’re talking about.
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You only have the look at the AMS schedule from the other LON airports to see that it would be more than ideal to schedule in that apparent gap between the FAO legs. Whether they indeed do or it operates to schedule is another matter.
You only have the look at the AMS schedule from the other LON airports to see that it would be more than ideal to schedule in that apparent gap between the FAO legs. Whether they indeed do or it operates to schedule is another matter.
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Carole Mulroney, councillor responsible for tourism, added: “It’s a shame to have anticipation and not have new routes delivered but it could be they are working on deals which are not officially agreed yet.
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Alicante will be added soon and the whole of Southend will rejoice, after all this route is the big one everyone has been asking for and will be the airports saviour!!
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https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/230...mmer-schedule/
A spokesman for Southend Airport was just as excited as they responded to the tweet: "Who needed some good news this Monday morning?"
A spokesman for Southend Airport was just as excited as they responded to the tweet: "Who needed some good news this Monday morning?"
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Rather than focus on the past I would like to hear something from the new CEO, John Upton, on how he believes the airport can get back on any sort of track in the next couple of years. Right now his silence is deafening. Now perhaps he is a man who likes to go about his business quietly and diligently, preferring to be judged by his achievements. If that is the case, fine. I have heard though, from an unreliable source, that he is busy right now up stepladders repainting the Skylife Lounge in case it is ever needed again.
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Goodness me! So much has changed over 10 years, although if you had just woken after a decade of sleep you may not think so.
Rather than focus on the past I would like to hear something from the new CEO, John Upton, on how he believes the airport can get back on any sort of track in the next couple of years. Right now his silence is deafening. Now perhaps he is a man who likes to go about his business quietly and diligently, preferring to be judged by his achievements. If that is the case, fine. I have heard though, from an unreliable source, that he is busy right now up stepladders repainting the Skylife Lounge in case it is ever needed again.
Rather than focus on the past I would like to hear something from the new CEO, John Upton, on how he believes the airport can get back on any sort of track in the next couple of years. Right now his silence is deafening. Now perhaps he is a man who likes to go about his business quietly and diligently, preferring to be judged by his achievements. If that is the case, fine. I have heard though, from an unreliable source, that he is busy right now up stepladders repainting the Skylife Lounge in case it is ever needed again.
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My hunch is that *if* Alicante is announced, it will be alongside further new route. This is because Alicante is not a base, and a W wouldn’t fit with existing timings. The airport’s social media had been hinting at Barcelona recently. Potentially therefore along with the gap between Faro inbound and outbound there could be six routes next summer.
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So do you think AMS-SEN-ALC-SEN-AMS could be remotely possible? It would certainly make sense if combined with the twice weekly AMS flights using the Faro based aircraft you suspect is on the cards. As Expressflight posted, 2 X weekly to AMS seems a little unlikely in isolation
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Southend live 14th October inc EasyJet arrival and departure. Anyone count the passenger numbers?
https://youtu.be/rgjAfngMPi0
https://youtu.be/rgjAfngMPi0
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That video was essentially a bit of cheap PR for the airport and an attempt to promote an empty airport with one flight inbound. Smacked of desperation although I guess fair play for giving it a go!
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I did notice the empty car parks and aprons but at least light aircraft haven’t been expelled and are keeping the airport ticking over. I thought the passenger numbers were reasonable for mid October.