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JfrR wrote:
It does make me laugh. Every time there is ever anything about Southend Airport posted, especially if it's derogatory, you have exactly the same users post almost immediately with facts and figures about how everything that's reported is wrong. Makes you almost suspicious they have some financial or political incentive for the expansion to happen doesn't it. Keep an eye out for the same names in future airport news entries, it's funny.
'Keep an eye out for the same names in future airport news entries, it's funny.'

Nearly as funny as the continual bull**** spouted by Kiti Theobold and her equally ill-advised flock of sheep.

Various people, ob behalf of the airport and the owners have provided information which, in my honest opinion, has been detailed concerning both the structual plans for the airports development, as well as proposed operational services.

All that has been offered by SAEN is mis-guided information based on what exactly ? Certainly not anything which has been released by the airport.

The bottom line is that SAEN are making themsleves look particularly foolish and their actions are that of a desperately wounded animal.

Oh, and just for your information, i personally hane no association with either the airport not the owners. And before you come to any other mis-construed conclusions, i live within 0.5 miles of the airport, and so I would be effected more than most by future developments.

TVoR

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Southend Airport will not expand into cargo business, says boss

8:00am Thursday 7th May 2009

By Geoff Percival »

THE man in charge of Southend Airport has dismissed claims its expansion will lead to more cargo plane flights.

Airport managing director Alastair Welch waved away concerns raised by logistics expert Giles Markwell.

Mr Markwell, from Chalkwell, said the Stobart Group, which bought the airport for £21million late last year, would use it to improve its air freight facilities.

Mr Markwell, who said he had been in logistics and shipping for 40 years, said: “Almost certainly the airport acquisition is to enable Stobart to add a locally-based air freight facility to the provision of railfreight, warehousing and road distribution it intends to provide for importers using the London Gateway port at Coryton.”

He said air freight was mainly handled at night when road transfers would not clash with rush-hour traffic.

He added “All-night air freight flights using ageing aircraft retired from passeneger service would not play well with the Southend area public.”

In December the Stobart Group, which run Eddie Stobart lorries, said it would look at attracting other airlines to provide passenger flights.

But chief executive, Andrew Tinkler, said it would also consider extending the runway which could lead to more cargo flights.

However, Mr Welch said despite Southend playing a niche role in specialist cargos, it would not become the main activity at the airport.

He said: “We anticipate this will continue to play a small, but important part of the airport’s activities.

“The vast majority of air freight is imported in wide-bodied big load aircraft which Southend has never been able to handle.

“This situation would not change in any way even if the runway were extended and we do not anticipate it doing so at any time.”

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