London Southend Airport records 500,000 pax for first time since 2019
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Background ✨
easyJet opened its 10th UK base at London Southend in Mar-2025, stationing three A320neo aircraft and launching 20 routes, which increased the airport’s summer weekly frequencies by 133% year-on-year and supported around 1200 jobs. The expanded schedule for 2025 included new services to Lanzarote and other European and North African leisure destinations, marking easyJet’s largest-ever UK programme with over 33 million seats available systemwide1 2 3.