easyJet to Start Flying from London Southend

Posted 16/06/2011

UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to launch flights from London Southend Airport and will initially base three aircraft at the Essex facility from April 2012.  The budget carrier expects to operate 70 flights a week and will carry around 800,000 passengers per year to around ten destinations, including Barcelona and Ibiza in Spain and Faro in Portugal.

“We are excited to be opening London Southend as easyJet’s 20th base airport.  The airport is in a fantastic location just outside London with a fast rail link into the city. This is a unique opportunity to offer a world class customer experience, with passengers able to get from the plane to the train in 15 minutes," said Catherine Lynn, Customer and Revenue Director, easyJet.  “Through offering easy and affordable travel, we expect the new routes to appeal to customers in Essex and London looking for a convenient new departure point for many top European destinations.  We also believe that the European city links will also attract a high number of inbound business and leisure passengers to London next year."

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