London Southend Airport ___________________________________________________________________________
We sit down with Nigel Mayes , Business Development Director , to learn more about the recovery program . “ We ’ re currently seeing fast growth in our traffic , with passenger numbers up 58 percent during summer 2024 compared to summer 2023 ,” he begins . “ We ’ re excited to have easyJet returning to the airport later this year with three aircraft based on site , which will take our total number of destinations to 20 , 17 of which will be serviced by easyJet .
“ The three new easyJet aircraft are the Airbus A320neo , a new generation of more sustainable aircraft . The A320neo is 15 percent more fuel efficient than previous models and is 50 percent quieter during take-off and landing , which will have a huge impact on the local community .
“ In terms of our network , easyJet will bring 17 new destinations across the beach , city break , and ski markets , including the Canary Islands , Marrakech , Pisa , and a number of Spanish and Portuguese locations ,” Nigel
▲ Nigel Mayes Business Development Director
We ’ re actively employing over 100 members of staff and easyJet will also be adding over 100 people from their side , which will be primarily cabin crew and pilots
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