Fly from Southend to go on the piste (From Southend Standard)
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Fly from Southend to go on the piste
3:00pm Thursday 8th March 2012 in Echo News
By Stephen Hackwell
PASSENGERS can look forward to going on skiing holidays from Southend Airport from next winter, easyJet bosses have promised.
The budget airline plans to run flights to several ski resorts across Europe, with tickets possibly going on sale this summer.
Catherine Lynn, the airline’s director of customer and revenue, said: “We’ll be looking to launch our winter schedule in May or June.
“We’ll mix up the flights we offer, with some routes to ski resorts and that kind of thing. Sales have been going well and we’re very excited about the future at Southend.”
The airline will operate routes to nine overseas destinations, once it starts flying from Southend on April 2.
The airline was the first major brand to team up with the expanding airport when it announced a ten-year deal last June.
The Echo revealed yesterday that it will be joined by Irish airline Aer Lingus Regional, which will run three flights a day to Dublin, from May 10.
Passengers will also have the option to buy package deals for connecting Aer Lingus flights to New York, Chicago, Orlando and Boston.
Destinations will include Belfast, Barcelona and Amster-dam. However, easyJet has also chosen some resorts which are specifically targeted at summer tourists, such as Spain’s Alicante, Malaga and Ibiza, and Faro, in Portugal.
Ms Lynn said it was these destinations which were likely to change when the airline announces its winter schedule, which will set out its flights between November and March next year. It is not yet clear which routes might be chosen.
The airline’s Stansted base, from which three aircraft will be moved to fly from Southend, offers flights to Lyon, Grenoble and Nice, in France, Geneva, in Switzerland, Munich, in Germany and Ljubljana, in Slovenia.
Ms Lynn said: “The progress Southend has made in the past year is really encouraging.
“We’re looking forward to a long and beneficial relationship.”
When easyjet announced it was coming to Southend it said flights out of Stansted would be reduced.
Comments(19)
TheEchoreader1983
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4:19pm Thu 8 Mar 12
They will be on here, analysing the passenger figures, number of flights and generally making stuff up to make it sound like a bad thing!!
SS4
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4:57pm Thu 8 Mar 12
Gina the weaner
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5:05pm Thu 8 Mar 12
sanderling
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5:41pm Thu 8 Mar 12
billericay boy
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6:05pm Thu 8 Mar 12
Max Impact
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6:17pm Thu 8 Mar 12
Flights slashed as airport flops.
Passenger numbers tumble as people vote with their feet.
Public turn against airport as people turn against airport.
Well before they start it is the winter schedule so by its nature the number of flight will be reduced.
upandaterm
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8:55pm Thu 8 Mar 12
It is only 2nd to Jaywick!
ethel the frog
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10:10pm Thu 8 Mar 12
upandaterm wrote:Oh do go away and make some sheep nervous.............
People from Scumend slagging off Colchester ones?? LOL
It is only 2nd to Jaywick!
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bignosechaff
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11:07pm Thu 8 Mar 12
ethel the frog wrote:Now now children!
upandaterm wrote:Oh do go away and make some sheep nervous.............
People from Scumend slagging off Colchester ones?? LOL
It is only 2nd to Jaywick!
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Boris
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2:22am Fri 9 Mar 12
Respect to SUFC but no respect to imbeciles like Brunning999 and billericay boy.
robessex
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2:25am Fri 9 Mar 12
robessex
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2:27am Fri 9 Mar 12
robessex wrote:Should have said ' All we are missing is a connection flight to Aussie!'
All we are missing now is a connection flight the Aussie!
All 9 of me
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5:19am Fri 9 Mar 12
Max Impact
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2:40pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Boris wrote:Southend beats Stansted hands down for those of of living in the South by the sea (well Thames Estuary) at least we can walk or bus to the airport instead of driving paying car parking and then upon our return have to drive all the way back.
Who needs Southend when we've got Stansted? Respect to SUFC but no respect to imbeciles like Brunning999 and billericay boy.
Nebs
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2:50pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Max Impact wrote:The airport thinks up to 75% to 80% of passengers will arrive by car.
Boris wrote:Southend beats Stansted hands down for those of of living in the South by the sea (well Thames Estuary) at least we can walk or bus to the airport instead of driving paying car parking and then upon our return have to drive all the way back.
Who needs Southend when we've got Stansted? Respect to SUFC but no respect to imbeciles like Brunning999 and billericay boy.
al coniston
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5:42pm Fri 9 Mar 12
Nebs wrote:due respect, but even given the airports local vicinity to a large population, i just cannot see people walking along Eastwoodbury Crescent, Rochford Road and Manners Way dragging suitcases behind them. And i am sure that a lot of the local passengers will arrive by cars driven by relatives thus removing the need for parking.
Max Impact wrote:The airport thinks up to 75% to 80% of passengers will arrive by car.
Boris wrote:Southend beats Stansted hands down for those of of living in the South by the sea (well Thames Estuary) at least we can walk or bus to the airport instead of driving paying car parking and then upon our return have to drive all the way back.
Who needs Southend when we've got Stansted? Respect to SUFC but no respect to imbeciles like Brunning999 and billericay boy.
Max Impact
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6:02pm Fri 9 Mar 12
al coniston wrote:There are always a few that will moan about a good news story, even if somebody came to Southend gave gave everybody £1million you would get a few people on here moaning! it's in their nature.
Nebs wrote:due respect, but even given the airports local vicinity to a large population, i just cannot see people walking along Eastwoodbury Crescent, Rochford Road and Manners Way dragging suitcases behind them. And i am sure that a lot of the local passengers will arrive by cars driven by relatives thus removing the need for parking.Max Impact wrote:The airport thinks up to 75% to 80% of passengers will arrive by car.Boris wrote: Who needs Southend when we've got Stansted? Respect to SUFC but no respect to imbeciles like Brunning999 and billericay boy.Southend beats Stansted hands down for those of of living in the South by the sea (well Thames Estuary) at least we can walk or bus to the airport instead of driving paying car parking and then upon our return have to drive all the way back.
smiffy1980
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1:56pm Tue 13 Mar 12
al coniston says...
3:33pm Thu 8 Mar 12