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« on: Yesterday at 13:30:02 »
Eastern Airways is to start a daily Southend - Newquay service

The following quote from Roger Hage, Commercial Director is probably of interest to forum readers :
“The speed of access to or from Greater London via the adjacent rail link offers an appealing option helping avoid the otherwise arduous alternates travel options to make that summer sunshine getaway, a few days by the coast, a city break, daytime business travel or simply making it to that big event.”

Says a lot when travelling from London to Cornwall via Essex is an option vs GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) service.

https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2025/01/13/eastern-airways-to-launch-newquay-southend-service/
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« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 16:35:10 »
Good luck to them, though these kinds of flights do seem to come along every so often and then end up going again a year or two later.
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« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 20:09:07 »
One flight a day is hardly going to frighten GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)?
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« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 20:20:32 »
Ideal for east London. Not sure what transport links are like at Southend airport, but trains from Southend to east London are very regular, 4 an hour from memory?.
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« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 21:18:13 »
Quote from: LiskeardRich on Yesterday at 20:20:32
Ideal for east London. Not sure what transport links are like at Southend airport, but trains from Southend to east London are very regular, 4 an hour from memory?.

The airport is pretty well served from east London.  Three per hour from Liverpool Street, Stratford and Shenfield and one from Romford.

Though of course all four of those have a very frequent and fast service to Paddington via the Elizabeth Line nowadays.  Plus the service to Newquay is set to double in frequency from May.
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« Reply #5 on: Today at 07:12:41 »
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One flight a day is hardly going to frighten GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)?

Under the Government's plans GWR are a zombie franchise now so they're unlikely to act/react in any way to any competition, real or perceived.

This gives the people of Cornwall/Essex/East London a useful further option which can only be a good thing.

I suspect it will particularly appeal on Sundays.
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Yes and no.  It’s a zombie franchise that is doubling the frequency from Par to Newquay from May, and therefore offering up many more options to and from London.

Providing the crew can be rustled up for them of course.
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