Esken says Carlyle Group will exercise a convertible loan of £193.75 million ($246.97 million) due to Carlyle from SEN into an 82.5% stake in the airport.
The two-year-old airline plans to launch its first service to the UK with a 6X-weekly service between Milan Bergamo to London Southend beginning March 25.
Nigel Mayes, business development director, London Southend Airport, discusses easyJet’s recent expansion from London Southend Airport and SEN's competitive advantage.
UK's easyJet has announced a number of network additions for the forthcoming winter 2023-24 season, as well as plans to open a seasonal summer base in Alicante.
The LCC has unveiled a string of new routes, including the resumption of flights between London Southend and Amsterdam after an absence of three years.
Routes Europe attendees have their say on whether or not an airport’s sustainability credentials will influence airline network planning decisions in the future.
The LCC expects to fly just a quarter of its normal schedule over the coming months although looking ahead to next summer and two new seasonal bases will open in Spain and Portugal.
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Virgin Atlantic’s move into the UK-Pakistan market; Jetstar’s resumption of Sunshine Coast-Adelaide flights; and the launch of a new Widerøe route from Bergen.
This week: AirAsia begins routes to Belitung; Volotea to station two A319s in Naples; Loganair to start Cornwall Newquay flights; SAS expands network with 14 new routes and more.
