fcogafa From United Kingdom, joined May 2008, 633 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3722 times:
There is a good, accurate (for once) article on Southend Airport and its new Terminal which opened last week in the Guardian today, plus a photo of a Channel Airways Viking landing there in 1964!
downtown273 From Spain, joined Aug 2005, 263 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2555 times:
My question is... London already have LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN and STN - do they really need SEN now?
I fly to London more often that I'd like, and it's always just to connect LCC flights. I wish they merged all LTN/SEN/STN/LGW operations into one airport, so they'd offer better flight connection possibilities.
Giancavia From Vatican City, joined Feb 2010, 1249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2359 times:
Quoting downtown273 (Reply 5): My question is... London already have LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN and STN - do they really need SEN now?
No LONDON doesnt need Southend but I would say Southend finds it useful. Its not a London Airport and will never become huge or overly busy due to restrictions and the vicinity of STN. It will chug along doing a decent job through the Olympics and probably after fade a little but still be there useful to its locals nonetheless.
Quoting downtown273 (Reply 5): I fly to London more often that I'd like, and it's always just to connect LCC flights. I wish they merged all LTN/SEN/STN/LGW operations into one airport, so they'd offer better flight connection possibilities.
r2rho From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2247 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2080 times:
Quoting downtown273 (Reply 5): London already have LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN and STN - do they really need SEN now?
IMO yes, they do, because the 5 existing airports you cite only provide 6 runways. SEN adds a 7th runway for London. it will never be a transfer airport but can be useful to pick up some O&D on LCC's.
Would it be more efficient to join everything in 2 large airports rather than 6 smaller ones? Sure, but you can dream on.
LondonCity From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2008, 1197 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2052 times:
Rather embarassing for SEN earlier today. Apparently U2 was going to operate a special flight from LTN to SEN to coincide with SEN's official opening this morning ... but the flight was cancelled owing to high winds at SEN so participants were ferried in a fleet of taxis.
Giancavia From Vatican City, joined Feb 2010, 1249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1530 times:
Quoting LondonCity (Reply 8): Rather embarassing for SEN earlier today. Apparently U2 was going to operate a special flight from LTN to SEN to coincide with SEN's official opening this morning ... but the flight was cancelled owing to high winds at SEN so participants were ferried in a fleet of taxis.
LGWflyer From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2011, 2348 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 970 times:
Quoting countvis (Reply 10): In other news, a thrice daily SEN-DUB route has been announced today, operated by a based Aer Lingus Regional ATR42 offering U.S. connections.
That's great news, hopefully all goes well in the next year or so and hopefully SEN will get an A320 or even one of the new EI A319's.
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