Visitors may have reason to be tempted: a minute ride to Liverpool Street station makes its rail connection to the capital roughly equivalent to Stansted's, but cheaper, and on a line that stops at Stratford for the Olympic Park. The first arrival to reach the new terminal landed shortly after 2pm on its first day of operation this week, an Aer Arran propeller-engined aircraft from Waterford. First off was Michelle Hill, 37, from nearby Benfleet, a competition winner who had departed via the old, fading wooden terminal hut to return to Southend's bright future.
We've got a lot to offer: doorstep to London , the town centre, a beach, the pier. Only 10 passengers had yet troubled the check-in attendant, who sat waiting for standby passengers on the day's only departure, back to Waterford. A well-heeled Irish couple eventually ran through, boarding with just 15 minutes to spare. They had been on holiday in London — and this was a lot easier to deal with than Heathrow, the woman explained. Although its limited destinations don't yet allow duty-free, the manager of the airport store — stocking Eddie Stobart memorabilia alongside obligatory Toblerones — said they had were already exceeding sales targets.
Luke Hayhoe explained,. Our catchment area at London Southend is 8. But why do passengers want to fly from this small, out of the way airport in preference to other options? Hayhoe explained,. However, the train from London Southend to Central London Liverpool Street is exactly the same time, but the airport experiences so much faster.
This echoes the sentiments of the traveling public. In an annual poll by consumer body Which? We served circa 2 million business and leisure passengers in , flying to over 50 destinations across Europe. The airport is quick to get to from Central London and offers an easy passenger experience once in the terminal. The airport is served by up to six direct trains an hour from London Liverpool Street, with journey times of circa 52 minutes.
Passengers can also get to the airport from Stratford Station in around 40 minutes. Our security queues are the joint fastest in the UK, and once airside, passengers can enjoy shopping at World of Duty Free and WH Smith, or spend time in our bespoke pub, The Navigator. All of this put together makes flying to, or from, London Southend a quick, easy and most importantly — happy experience. In , the first flight was taken by Flight Sub Lieutenant A. Robinson in a Bleriot aircraft in an unsuccessful attempt to intercept a German Army Zeppelin.
Stay up-to-date and save money by subscribing to our emails! Sign me up! Today, they serve almost two million business and leisure passengers every year, reaching destinations across the UK and Europe. The first flight in saw Sub Lieutenant A. A few decades later, in , the Airport was purchased by Southend Council and opened as a municipal airport in However, the outburst of World War Two meant the Air Ministry requested it back and all civilian flights were halted.
Actually, a number of the 50 pillboxes, designed to form an interlocking line of defence in the trench system, still remain on the site today. In the mids two brand new runways were laid, thus allowing room for commercial flights and deliveries as well as British Air Ferries supplying cross-channel services.
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