It starts most days about five in the morning, as planes begin their final approach to Heathrow. Almost immediately, a queue forms. “Red eye” flights arrive from North America that have taken off just before …
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Plane to SEN, Then Train From SIA: A Return to Southend
Southend Airport’s new rail station, which we have covered before, finally opened this summer. John Geoghegan, writing in the Echo, reported: Southend Airport’s new £12million rail station will finally open for business on Monday (17th …
Continue readingA Return to "London" Southend
Regular readers would remember an earlier post about “London” Southend Airport’s redevelopment, which can be seen here. Given the role that the region’s airports play (and will continue to play) in London’s transport infrastructure, it …
Continue readingLondon Southend: The forgotten "London" Airport
With Airtrack and other schemes focusing attention on the United Kingdom’s largest and busiest airports, it is easier to miss activity at the one of the country’s lesser know airports: Southend Airport in South East …
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