Yes, shouldn't be a problem for STK at the height of the season.

Lots of comment re Prague and Dubrovnik. What about the other two? I know little about Croatia, and absolutely nothing about Pula. Bordeaux on the other hand...... may I recommend a Barons de Rothschild Lafite 2015. Probably set you back around £18 but worth it for any reasonable excuse to celebrate.

So 7% of the new Europe wide routes have gone to SEN. None to STN. It can't be bad news for the junior airport, but what lies behind their decision? Don't throw in the cliched free landing and parking. It's not enough of an answer.

I keep saying you SEN boys don't talk yourself up enough. SEN is popular with pax, has a significant if older local catchment and no real competition for Easy and they have the operator building up routes for them so they are ripe for take over.

Another 'jam tomorrow' promise from Stobart.
Wilkins and Sons of Tiptree to open pop up shop at Southend Airport throughout Christmas | Echo

Nice one DC3...hehe.

Is a pop up shop another name for a street barrow?

I think its a yellow Robin Reliant with Tiptree Independent Traders on the side. Hooky Tiptree marmalade at half the price!!

Maybe in Luton, but not in Essex! :ok:

Taking into account the new routes announced to BOD, DBV, PRG and PUY there still seem to be 7 weekly slots available for either additional routes or increased frequencies on existing ones.

Aircraft ?
 

When it was announced that a 4th AC was coming to sen it was specific that it would be an A320. However looking at all the routes next summer it appears they are all on an A319.

That's interesting and I would have thought the A319 would find SEN-MLA difficult sometimes in the summer. It's an A320 route all this winter as far as I can see.

SEN-MAN
 

I used this service today. Northbound this morning I think there were 25 of us, I'd say around 35-40 were waiting at MAN for the return (they had to be for SEN as there were no other flights from those gates).

Coming back at 17:00, there were about 30. Some others had also been on my morning flight up.

A key observation would be that like myself almost all pax northbound appeared to be on business, and about 70% southbound. I've used SEN for work a couple of times but mostly leisure. This is the first time I've seen any real concentration of business travellers. So even if pax numbers are mediocre, perhaps Stobart are to be congratulated for bringing a new demographic to SEN.

I would also add that I think there were actually less pax on the morning DUB flight than on ours. It also left before us, despite being scheduled for five minutes later.

On a different subject. Flightradar24 really should get its act together. Both yesterday and today the Powdair flights from/to Sion appear on their arrivals and departure area for SEN using a CR2 aircraft!

Rochford District Council approved the terminal extention application last night

Carlisle to Southend flights should be announced early next year. Operator might not necessarily be Stobart Air.

Blinking heck....another award listing.
Southend one of the "happiest airports" globally !!.
Space becoming obviously a premium on Stobart`s mantelpiece nowadays.. :)

All we need is space becoming a premium on the ramp.

I have to say there are a lot of hidden additions within the planning permission obtained. For example an increase in the number of check-in desks from 10 to 14, a larger departure lounge with an additional 2 gates (and potential room for new retail outlets), extended airside covered walkway, larger immigration hall in addition to the larger baggage reclaim facility. There is also room for a 4th baggage carousel if required in the future. It also appears domestic passengers can be bussed to a separate entrance into the baggage reclaim hall. Overall a very nice permission to have obtained by SEN.

The News & Star newspaper story says flights from CAX commencing 4th June 2018 but possibly using a smaller aircraft to best match capacity to demand in the early stages.

Eastern Airways? Since they are also the Flybe umbrella allowing for consistent marketing