London Southend Airport

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

London Southend Airport is expecting to return to normal flight operations on July 17.

London Southend Airport remains closed to commercial air traffic after a general aviation aircraft crashed on the afternoon of July 13.

London Southend Airport share the significance of being named winner of the Under 5 Million Passengers category at the Routes Awards in Seville.

ULCC easyJet has opened its 10th UK base at London Southend, seeing opportunity in smaller regional airports as larger hubs become more constrained.

The Routes Awards celebrate excellence in airport and destination marketing, as well as recognise the airlines that are driving the region's air service growth.

Attending Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, London Southend Airport told Routes about its recent route successes and key markets for sustained growth.

Factors are starting to play in favor of Southend, a small airport 41 mi. east of London’s city center.

London Southend Airport will become easyJet’s 10th base in the UK.

News from exhibitors and delegates attending Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, Denmark.

Esken says Carlyle Group will exercise a convertible loan of £193.75 million ($246.97 million) due to Carlyle from SEN into an 82.5% stake in the airport.

The two-year-old airline plans to launch its first service to the UK with a 6X-weekly service between Milan Bergamo to London Southend beginning March 25.

Aeroitalia, which launched operations in 2022, will open service between Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) and London Southend Airport (SEN) in March.

Nigel Mayes, business development director, London Southend Airport, discusses easyJet’s recent expansion from London Southend Airport and SEN's competitive advantage.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

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.

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.

Routes Europe attendees have their say on whether or not an airport’s sustainability credentials will influence airline network planning decisions in the future.

The airport has a 'compelling' business case that is giving it the confidence to draw up future investment plans, CEO Glyn Jones says.

The LCC's two-aircraft base will shut at the start of the upcoming northern winter season.

Aer Lingus and British Airways step in to plug connectivity gaps in the UK and Ireland after the failure of regional carrier Stobart Air.

The airline will compete directly with Wizz Air on its return to the London market.

Ryanair is expanding its UK-Greece network this summer.

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.

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.