Question mark over Southend Airport's German flights (From Southend Standard)
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting ECHONEWS to 80360, or email us Click here for details »
Question mark over Southend Airport's German flights
11:10am Friday 19th October 2012 in News
Southend Airport
NEW routes between Southend Airport and Germany have been left in limbo after the operating airline cancelled the first flights without explanation.
OLT Express Germany was due to start daily flights to Dresden, the historic former East German city, on Monday, as revealed in the Echo last month.
Another route to Saarbrucken, on the Franco-German border, is also due to begin on Saturday.
However, the airline cancelled the first three days of flights without issuing any explanation to passengers, although reports in the German media cited “operational reasons”.
Alastair Welch, the managing director of Southend Airport, said he understood the flights would start properly next summer.
He added: “It is my understanding that some flights may continue this year, during the German holiday season, but those will largely be aimed at the German tourist market.
“We have held discussions with OLT about the most appropriate time for them to start services.”
Comments(11)
APR
says...
11:40am Fri 19 Oct 12
j-w wrote:Sounds about right.
Well yesterdays flight came and todays is just about to land.
So it's not the end of the airport as we know it then ? :)
tws123
says...
2:52pm Fri 19 Oct 12
Joe Wildman
says...
3:05pm Fri 19 Oct 12
lucy10
says...
3:07pm Fri 19 Oct 12
TseTse
says...
6:05pm Fri 19 Oct 12
Olivia2847
says...
7:57pm Fri 19 Oct 12
Basildon.lad.21
says...
8:25am Sat 20 Oct 12
APR
says...
11:57am Sun 21 Oct 12
Olivia2847 wrote:That's the way it is with the Echo.
Why are we not allowed to comment upon the Eric Pickles story and also the shame of the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club episode - shame on you Evening Echo - whatever happened to freedom of speech?
Take Savile for instance, it's all over the media, but mention him on here and the thread gets deleted by nanny.
APR
says...
5:46pm Sun 21 Oct 12
"David Ike, Savile." You'll be surprised at the names that come up.
Olivia2847
says...
9:00pm Sun 21 Oct 12
APR wrote:Too scared to be faced with some form of legal challenge that's why - thank you for picking my note up and replaying ..,
Olivia2847 wrote:That's the way it is with the Echo.
Why are we not allowed to comment upon the Eric Pickles story and also the shame of the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club episode - shame on you Evening Echo - whatever happened to freedom of speech?
Take Savile for instance, it's all over the media, but mention him on here and the thread gets deleted by nanny.
j-w says...
11:38am Fri 19 Oct 12