Kilty Pleasures
Now you can fly to Edinburgh from London Southend with easyJet
The great joy of Edinburgh is that there are so many reasons to visit. The one excuse for not going, however,
was getting there. Until now…
From 2 May 2013, passengers will be able to fly from London Southend Airport with easyJet direct to the Scottish capital,
from as little as £23.89*.
Year round flights will depart from London Southend six days a week, giving passengers every opportunity to experience
the city’s world famous culture, history, architecture and sense of fun; from the Festival to Hogmanay and everything else
in between!
Announcing the new route, London Southend Airport’s Managing Director Alastair Welch said: “Less than a year after
easyJet first started flying from Southend, we are delighted that they have added another domestic route to our expanding
range of UK and European destinations for our customers.”
He added: “Our customer research suggests Edinburgh is the most popular UK destination locally, so it makes perfect sense
for us to respond to that and give passengers what they want. It also means that people who live near to London Southend
no longer have to face a day long drive or tortuous train journey. With our reputation for efficiency of checking in, security
and boarding and easyJet’s exceptional on time performance, journey times between Southend and Edinburgh will be just
75 minutes.”
Hugh Aitken, easyJet’s UK Commercial Manager believes the new service will be a big hit with the public -“We’re making it
extremely easy and affordable to visit Edinburgh, or extend the journey further afield to other parts of Scotland by cutting
the travel time and presenting our customers with great value. We’re sure the new service will be very popular with those
heading to Edinburgh, whether that’s for business or pleasure.”
Tickets are on sale now at www.easyjet.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
*Per person based on two people flying on the same booking.
Over £100 million has been invested in London Southend Airport by owners Stobart Group since it was acquired in 2008.
New facilities include a train station on the London Liverpool Street (just 53 minutes into the heart of the City), an Air
Traffic Control Tower, terminal building, runway extension and radar. There is also a 4-star Holiday Inn within walking
distance of the terminal - 129-room hotel features a panoramic rooftop restaurant plus private dining and high tech
conference facilities. London Southend Airport currently has departures each week to Amsterdam, Alicante, Barcelona,
Belfast, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza, Jersey, Malaga, Mallorca and Venice from London Southend Airport with easyJet – flights to
Berlin, Krakow and Newquay start in June 2013. Aer Lingus has three daily return services between London Southend and
Dublin, where travellers are able to take advantage of transatlantic connections to New York, Boston, Chicago and
Orlando. More at www.southendairport.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS & IMAGES
For LSA - please contact Tracy Jones at Brera – 01702 216658 / 07887 514984 / tracy@brera-london.com
For easyJet - please contact Dagmar Dua on 01582 525260 / Dagmar.dua@easyjet.com