Struggling UK airport to welcome new easyJet base with 6 new flight routes

The new easyJet base will be welcome news for the airport, which was put up for sale last year after a drastic drop in passenger numbers.According to flightradar24, only seven flights are scheduled to leave London Southend Airport today (May 16, 2024).

EasyJet will be opening its 10th airport base in the UK at London Southend Airport
EasyJet will be opening its 10th airport base in the UK at London Southend AirportCredit: Alamy

It is though that the new base will create 130 new jobs. While the low-cost airline already operates several flights from London Southend Airport to destinations across Europe, it will be adding six new routes to its roster when the base opens in summer 2025. If you click on a link in this story, we may earn affiliate revenue.Today (Thursday, May 16), easyJet announced that it would be opening its 10th airport base in the UK at London Southend Airport in Essex.

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There are only a handful of daily departures from London Southend Airport. Meanwhile, an abandoned UK airport has revealed plans for Ryanair and easyJet flights – following a 10-year closure. Three new aircraft will be based at London Southend Airport to support the new routes. These include destinations like Humberside, Jersey, Zagreb, Malaga and Mallorca.

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Only five easyJet flights are set to operate from the airport tomorrow (May 17, 2024), according to the air traffic website. Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, said: “We are delighted to be announcing another three-aircraft base in the UK, at London Southend Airport.

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EasyJet started operating from the airport in 2012, but the airline scrapped its base in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The budget airline already has nine bases in UK airports like Birmingham International Airport, London Gatwick Airport, Bristol Airport and Edinburgh Airport. TUIOne personal item that its underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm weighing up to 10kgOne personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm weighing up to 10kgPackage holidays with easyJet holidays will be on sale from tomorrow for departures after May 1, 2025, as reported by the Southend Echo. Earlier this year, Italian start-up Aeroitalia confirmed it would be scrapping all flights from the London Airport – just weeks after they were announced.The drop in passenger footprint resulted in heavy post-tax financial losses of £21.5million in February 2022.One personal bag measuring no larger than 45cm x 36cm x 20cmManston Airport bosses are hoping to reintroduce passengers flights when the airport becomes a successful cargo base. Jet2But earlier today, American private equity giant Carlyle became a majority shareholder in London Southend Airport. “The good news is they have great expertise in the airport space, they’ve obviously got some financial clout, and I’m delighted to say they’re our owner going forward. The future of the airport is very, very secure.”One personal bag no larger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 45cm 25cm weighing up to 23kgPASSENGERS wanting to fly easyJet from Essex have been given a major boost.

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EasyJet wasn’t the only airline to pull its airport hub because of Covid-19, with Ryanair and Wizz Air also scrapping flights.
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Carlyle already owns part of JFK Airport in New York.
“Our continued growth and investment in the UK highlights the importance of the market where this year we will operate more flying than ever before with our customers choosing our flights and holidays because of our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.”
Carlyle now owns 82.5 per cent, with airport chief executive John Upton citing the successful takeover bid as “really good news”.
He told the Southend Echo: “They were previously a lender of ours but now they’ve moved into being a majority owner.
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During the coronavirus lockdowns, the number of people passing through the Essex travel hub dropped by around 90 per cent.
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From London Southend Airport, easyJet will fly to Pisa, Gran Canaria, Dalaman and Antalya, Marrakech as well as Enfidha in Tunisia.

One personal item that fits underneath the seat in front and one cabin bag no larger than 56cm x 36cm x 23cm weighing up to 10kg”This will create hundreds of jobs and provide more choice for consumers with new routes and package holidays.

Passengers can expect six new routes when the base opens in 2025
Passengers can expect six new routes when the base opens in 2025Credit: Getty

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