London Southend Airport is an award-winning airport serving London and the South East. It has ambitions plans to grow and the key ingredients in place to enable that growth.
London Southend Airport offers quick journey times to and through the airport, delivers an easy passenger experience and works to ensure everyone enjoys the airport.
It owns its train station, located 100 paces from the departures terminal. Trains depart from London Liverpool Street six times an hour at peak times and it takes 51 minutes to travel to and from the airport. The airport infrastructure also includes one of the UK’s highest rated Holiday Inn Hotels, the London Southend Jet Centre serving private jets and a global logistics operation.
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Key ingredients in place to enable growth
London Southend Airport is located in an 8m+ catchment area to the east of London. Over 60% of its passengers travel to the airport from London. The airport has its own train station located 100 paces from the airport departure terminal. There are six trains an hour at peak times. The journey time from London Liverpool Street is 51 minutes, and the journey time from Stratford is 42 minutes. Passengers can also arrive by car and the airport is a 30-minute drive from the M25.
London Southend Airport has consistently won awards for the speed and efficiency of its passenger experience. London Southend Airport has been rated the best London airport by the Which? Airport Passenger Survey seven times in a row.
It has also been named ‘Best Airport in the UK (with under 3 million passengers per year)’ at the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Annual Awards four times in five years. A 2019 Which? survey also found London Southend Airport has the joint fastest security queues in the UK with average waiting times of just five minutes.
London Southend Airport has one of only two privately owned train stations in the UK. The airport earns a percentage of the income from train tickets purchased to travel to and from the airport train station.
The airport also earns income from its 1,785 car parking bays and its retail offering which includes major brands such as WH Smiths and World Duty Free as well as its own pub, The Navigator. The airport operates its own Holiday Inn hotel, which has been consistently ranked in the top two of its kind in the UK. The jet centre at London Southend Airport serves private jets and FBO. The airport infrastructure also encompasses a global logistics operation which handles over 25m packages a year.
The key focus for London Southend Airport is to rebuild passenger numbers once people are able to travel more freely following the global coronavirus pandemic that impacted aviation for much of 2020.
Our airport proposition aligns with the strategy of low-cost carriers. The airport’s location allows airlines significant coverage of the valuable London market. It is our expectation that London air travel will be at the vanguard of a recovery.
It is also our belief that low-cost carriers will be the first airlines to recover, offering short haul point-to-point flights on a cost-efficient basis. London Southend Airport, and its proven, well established routes, previously operated by easyJet without direct competition, will allow airlines to generate similar yields to other London airports but at a lower cost of operation. Our airport also provides the best opportunity to secure London slots as the UK recovers from the pandemic over the coming years.
Esken and London Southend Airport have significant aviation expertise with management teams able to draw on experience working for Ryanair, easyJet, British Airways, IAG and Gatwick and Luton airports.
Infastructure and diversified income streams: 1) Hotel 2) Long stay car park 3) Jet Centre 4) Logistics Operation 5) Terminal 6) Car park 7) Train station
Lower cost
Airlines can generate similar yields to other London airports but at a lower cost of operation.
Valuable market
The airport’s location expands the airlines’ catchment to almost complete coverage of valuable London market.
London slots
The airport provides the best opportunity to secure London slots as the UK recovers from the pandemic.
London Southend Airport offers quick journey times to and through the airport, delivers an easy passenger experience and works to ensure everyone enjoys the airport.
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Trains depart from London Liverpool Street six times an hour at peak times and it takes 51 minutes to travel to and from the airport.
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The airport infrastructure also includes one of the UK’s highest rated Holiday Inn Hotels, the London Southend Jet Centre serving private jets and a global logistics operation.
