London Southend Airport

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
UK's easyJet has announced a number of network additions for the forthcoming winter 2023-24 season, as well as plans to open a seasonal summer base in Alicante.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The LCC has unveiled a string of new routes, including the resumption of flights between London Southend and Amsterdam after an absence of three years.
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By Routes Content Team
Routes Europe attendees have their say on whether or not an airport’s sustainability credentials will influence airline network planning decisions in the future.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The airport has a 'compelling' business case that is giving it the confidence to draw up future investment plans, CEO Glyn Jones says.
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By David Casey
The LCC's two-aircraft base will shut at the start of the upcoming northern winter season.
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By David Casey
Aer Lingus and British Airways step in to plug connectivity gaps in the UK and Ireland after the failure of regional carrier Stobart Air.
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By David Casey
The airline will compete directly with Wizz Air on its return to the London market.
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By David Casey
Ryanair is expanding its UK-Greece network this summer.
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By David Casey
The LCC expects to fly just a quarter of its normal schedule over the coming months although looking ahead to next summer and two new seasonal bases will open in Spain and Portugal.
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By Nigel Mayes
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Virgin Atlantic’s move into the UK-Pakistan market; Jetstar’s resumption of Sunshine Coast-Adelaide flights; and the launch of a new Widerøe route from Bergen.
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By Aaron Karp
The airline is trying to avoid involuntary layoffs.
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By David Casey
This week: AirAsia begins routes to Belitung; Volotea to station two A319s in Naples; Loganair to start Cornwall Newquay flights; SAS expands network with 14 new routes and more.
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By David Casey
This week: Wizz to begin London Southend operations; Avianca Brazil departs Star Alliance; Air New Zealand names interim CEO and more.
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By Ellie Wells
Discover which airports, tourism authorities and individuals have been recognised in the industry’s most coveted awards.
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By David Casey
Ryanair is to base three aircraft at London Southend Airport from next year and launch 13 routes.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: Air Italy adds a fourth international route from Milan Malpensa and Air Malta to serve London Southend.
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By Wesley Charnock
Return of Croatian routes lead summer growth for 2018.
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By Richard Maslen
Irish regional carrier CityJet has reached a heads of terms agreement with Stobart Group to launch a network of up to 18 routes from London’s Southend Airport. The proposed up to four aircraft operation from April 2017 will bring up to 600,000 new passengers to Essex airport and complement the existing operations from easyJet.
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By Richard Maslen
London’s newest airport topped the poll with a customer score of 86 per cent - a one per cent increase on last year - and a maximum five star rating in four of the seven categories assessed (queues at bag drop, queues at security, passport control and baggage reclaim).
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
SkyWork is initially offering a single morning weekday rotation between London City and EuroAirport (plus a Sunday rotation) from July 19, 2015, but from September 1, 2015 it will add an evening rotation and a Saturday service to boost its schedule to 12 flights per week. All flights offer a continuation service from EuroAirport to Bern.
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By Richard Maslen
The company part of the independent Jota Group, which also comprises Jota Sport, Jota Design and Jota Historic was set up four years ago to cater for the travel and cargo demands of the motorsports industry, but has grown to be a leading air charter specialist across the UK and Europe, introducing the larger BAe 146-200 jet in October last year.
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By Richard Maslen
Speaking to Routesonline on the sidelines of the Routes Europe forum in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Roger Clements, chief commercial officer, Southend Airport, confirmed the Star Alliance member chose London Southend Airport for the service above other airports because of its efficient operations and fast access into Central London.
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By Richard Maslen
This ‘start up aid’ will be made available from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund which was announced by the UK government in June 2013 and is open to airports with fewer than five million passengers per year. This fund has already been partly distributed to support strategic routes to London from Newquay and Dundee but is now being extended to bids for more routes.
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By Poppy Marello
The airline has added an additional 20 routes to its schedule, including three from its new Amsterdam base.
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