| Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by TaplowGreen at 08:32, 31st March 2025 |     |
Good news for the local economy......closed during COVID;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce989vjn4n7o
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by ChrisB at 20:43, 31st March 2025 | |
Good - I like flying out of Southend....
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by Timmer at 21:10, 31st March 2025 | |
Good rail link with the station close by I understand.
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by ChrisB at 21:22, 31st March 2025 | |
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by johnneyw at 10:46, 1st April 2025 | |
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks
When on the train from Southend Victoria last year I noted how close the station was to the airport entrance. Mind you, back in the 1960s you could take your car onto the plane...the airport was the location for the scene from Goldfinger when said Bond villain's car was loaded onto the plane for Switzerland.
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by grahame at 12:34, 1st April 2025 | |
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks
It's excellent - How does that compare to others with dedicated stations such as Southampton and Gatwick on the GWR network?
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by ChrisB at 12:37, 1st April 2025 | |
I reckon it's shorter than Southampton even! - And Gatwick you walk miles still, especially if you need the North terminal.
There are only 5? gates at Southend, so everything is micro-close.
| Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation Posted by paul7575 at 12:51, 1st April 2025 | |
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks
It's excellent - How does that compare to others with dedicated stations such as Southampton and Gatwick on the GWR network?
At Southampton it is about 100m from the down platform to the signed departures entrance, then up to about 50m to the furthest check in.
