London Southend

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is turning its back on London Southend airport after it announced it was closing its base on the 1st November. Southend has already lost rival budget airline EasyJet (U2/EZY) as a result of the airport courting Ryanair to operate from there on competing routes. Eskin [read more]

London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) has committed to carbon neutrality by 2027 after achieving airport carbon accreditation. The airport has already begun reducing CO2 emissions which totalled 4,724 tCO²e¹ in 2019, down from 5,133 in 2018 which is a 36% reduction in emissions per unit revenue. Glyn Jones, CEO, London Southend [read more]

A new private COVID-19 testing facility has opened at London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) allowing passengers to get a confirmation of a negative test before travelling. The collaboration between London Southend Airport, Prenetics and Acacium Group is available to passengers ahead of travel and also to non-passengers who want to obtain [read more]

Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has ended based flights at London Stansted (STN/EGSS) and London Southend (SEN/EGMC) as it closes its bases at the two airports. The last flight arrived into Southend on Sunday night while a few flights, operated by aircraft based elsewhere, will continue to serve Stansted including Belfast, [read more]

Direct flights from London Southend (SEN/EGMC) to Bergen, Norway got underway today when the inaugural Widerøe flight departed at 10:45am. Passengers on the 1hr 50min flight were treated to a water arch from the airports fire service on departure from Southend and had special cake to celebrate the launch. Christian [read more]

London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) welcomes Wizz Air back to its apron today with a flight to Bucharest that is scheduled to depart at 19:50 local time. The Hungarian low-cost carrier stopped flying earlier this year due to coronavirus travel restrictions but like other airlines has slowly been resuming operations. Glyn [read more]

London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) owners Stobart Group have raised £140m to transform and enhance the passenger experience in the new post-COVID-19 world. The airport will now invest the money over the coming years and will focus on maintaining a constant flow of passengers through the terminals and avoiding bottlenecks and [read more]

A run & cycle event on the runway at London Southend airport last week has raised over £6000 for the NHS. The team of 40 participants were joined by Southend East MP James Durridge for the event which saw them aim to run and cycle 290km (180 miles). They actually [read more]