Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East of England; Essex; Southend-on-Sea
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51 - Air transport

1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Southend Airport could attract more than 1 million passengers and 1,000 new jobs over the next 10 years, a master plan has revealed. Managers want to expand flights in the coming two to three years to other parts of the UK and European cities.

Destinations could include Edinburgh, Dublin, Barcelona, Rome and Alicante.


Sources

  • 3 April 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Southend Airport, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61394, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61394.