20 JUNE 2011

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easyJet to Southend

Southend Airport is to welcome easyJet as its major operator from April 2012.  With a projected initial annual throughput of 800,000 passengers it will turn what is a moribund airport in terms of scheduled flights into a busy operation and help justify owner Stobart Group’s £60m capital investment and runway extension.

There will be 70 easyJet services per week and passengers will have a choice of around 10 different European destinations including Barcelona, Faro and Ibiza.  Tickets will go on sale at the end of July 2011. 

The easyJet introduction is timed to coincide with the opening of the airport’s new passenger terminal building next year and its adjoining a 3/4-star hotel.  The building is located within a minute’s walk from a new train station with up to eight services an hour to Liverpool Street and also to Stratford Regional and the QE Olympic Games park – site of the 2012 games, and to London Liverpool Street, both in well under an hour. www.easyjet.com www.southendairport.com

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