easyJet’s CEO confirms loyalty scheme plans as we visit the new Southend base

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• TimM says:

  2 Apr2 April 04:36

  “With little of the queuing or delays that impact Heathrow and, to a lesser extent, Gatwick, it’s a very pleasant airport to use and worth considering.”

  Generally smaller airports make for a better travelling experience yet all airports have ambitions to expand and hence make life worse for the average passenger. Like ‘Small Luxury Hotels of the World’, it would be great to see an airport operator concentrate on creating ‘Small Luxury Airports of the World’.

  • Andrew J says:

    2 Apr2 April 06:30

    I prefer larger airports for their range of facilities.

    • John33 says:

      2 Apr2 April 08:09

      Can you give some examples? Heathrow is the largest airport in Europe and is facilities are dire. Rail links that do not run early enough to get you there for the first set of flights, overcrowded lounges, drop-off and pick-up rip offs, horrendous aircraft taxi times due to congestion, etc etc. Terminal 4 looks dire and may as well be a provincial airport.

      • Richie says:

        2 Apr2 April 08:27

        @John33 HKG is a good example of a large airport ttat works.

        • Andrew J says:

          2 Apr2 April 10:48

          Singapore another example. I also enjoy lounges, and small airports rarely have anything which meets my required standard.

      • anouj says:

        2 Apr2 April 18:38

        “Rail links that do not run early enough to get you there for the first set of flights,” I find it outrageous that airports want to reduce emissions and yet it’s impossible to actually get there by public transport, especially outside of London.

      • Tom says:

        3 Apr3 April 06:39

        Flying QR from Terminal 4 is literally the best thing about Heathrow! Massively underutilised terminal rather than the Tube at rush hour vibe in T5, no need to trek out to a satellite, minimal security queues even without fast track. As a regular on QR from T4 and BA from T5, the QR J ground experience from T4 is actually more pleasant than flying as a GGL in F on BA.

        As a regular on QR o

  • kevin86 says:

    2 Apr2 April 07:35

    Businesses in wanting to grow shock.

  • Richie says:

    2 Apr2 April 07:41

    It’s already available for PJ flights and is known as Biggin Hill.

  • John33 says:

    2 Apr2 April 08:06

    The fixed costs of an airport are simply too high for any airport to want to stay small.

• Can says:

  2 Apr2 April 04:45

  I think by “Dalman” you need Dalaman.

  • TimM says:

    2 Apr2 April 04:49

    Can Bey, quite correct.

• Thywillbedone says:

  2 Apr2 April 06:49

  Wondering why Ryanair (and probably easyJet) don’t simply copy Wizzair’s discount club? We only fly them a couple of times a year yet joining that club and paying the annual fee still makes sense. Perhaps there isn’t the same amount of fat in the fares at Ryanair??

  • Nico says:

    2 Apr2 April 07:30

    Margins are low, so hard to give fixed discounts, I guess wizzair is hoping that enough people pay for the club without flying, like the gyms. Ryanair one seems completely useless.

• Nick G says:

  2 Apr2 April 07:15

  Just need DSA to reopen again now for those that live north of the M25

  • CB Root says:

    2 Apr2 April 07:58

    Well, the local pols say it’s on track but the lack of enthusiasm from private money tells its own story I think..

  • Thegasman says:

    2 Apr2 April 10:23

    If you’re in that neck of the woods then KLM from Humberside ticks all the boxes for a small & convenient airport for long haul with connection at AMS.

    DSA is a political vanity project that will not survive sandwiched between MAN, EMA & LBA which are all very well served by the low cost airlines.

• Inman says:

  2 Apr2 April 07:27

  The problem is both Heathrow and Gatwick are on Oyster and contactless zones. Travelling to/from these airports will cost £10 or less each way. Southend may be just an hour away but the train tickets cost over £20 each way. Imagine spending £40 on an easyjet flight and another £40 for the train tickets?

  • Ts77 says:

    3 Apr3 April 07:33

    I’m pretty sure the Southend Airport route from London is on contactless payment now?

    https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/pay-as-you-go-with-contactless-to-launch-across-the-entire-c2c-network-this-february/

    • Yorkie Aid says:

      3 Apr3 April 18:36

      SEN isn’t on the C2C line

• PeterK says:

  2 Apr2 April 07:35

  The stated frequencies are a bit misleading, divide by 2 for the number of flights from Southend (SEN) e.g. Palma has 10 departures per week from SEN.

• Patrick says:

  2 Apr2 April 08:53

  This isn’t new, I remember back in 2019 that easyJet was toying with the idea already, then COVID put a stop to it.

  • Rob says:

    2 Apr2 April 08:58

    Read the article linked in the first line.

    • Patrick says:

      3 Apr3 April 08:24

      Fair point, mistake, I blame it on an early read with a lack of morning coffee 😊

• Mark says:

  2 Apr2 April 09:06

  Flew from sen yesterday to palma.

  Great little airport.

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