Aer Arann Launches Southend Airport Routes

Aer Arann Launches London Southend Airport flight Routes to two of Ireland’s key business and tourism regions.

From March Aer Arann will operate two daily return flights between London Southend Airport and Galway on Ireland’s Atlantic west coast and Waterford, the crystal city in Ireland’s sunny south east. From March 27th, Aer Arann will operate direct flights, twice a day, morning and evening, from both Galway and Waterford to London Southend Airport offering the fastest and most direct access from the two cities to central London.
The new services will be the first to be operated into London Southend Airport by an Irish commercial airline and mark the opening of Ireland’s new gateway to London and the English south east.

Direct flights will operate seven days per week from Waterford. Flights from Galway will operate direct four days per week and on three days a week will operate via Waterford.

The new routes between Ireland and London Southend Airport are expected to boost both business and tourism travel between the UK and both Galway and Waterford. The two new flights per day open new links from Southend, Essex and the greater London area to Ireland’s regions offering fast, convenient and cost effective travel that will provide a timely boost to the local economies.

Aer Arann’s services from London Southend Airport will provide passengers with a fast, hassle-free route to Galway and Waterford perfect for both the business and leisure passenger.

In turn passengers from Ireland will benefit from the convenience of a ten minute transfer from plane to train and frequent, affordable trains to Liverpool Street Station operating from London Southend Airport’s new train station.

“Together with London Southend Airport we are delighted to provide business and leisure customers with new connections between Ireland and the UK,” he said.

Southend airport is currently undergoing development which will see an extended runway, a new rail link with central London and a new terminal open by 2012.

Alastair Welch, Managing Director Stobart Air and London Southend Airport commented “Aer Arann’s announcement today marks a significant milestone in the development of London Southend Airport. 2011 is a very big year for us with a new railway station and control tower now complete, and a new passenger terminal, runway extension and airport hotel also underway”.