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U.K.’s Southend Airport Sees 40% Passenger Jump on London Travel
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London’s Southend airport predicts passenger numbers will jump 40 percent to 1.15 million in the next 12 months as Stobart Group Ltd. seeks a return on its 120 million pounds ($183 million) of spending in the past two years.
About 800,000 people are now passing through Southend annually and EasyJet Plc, Britain’s No. 1 discount carrier, will base a fourth aircraft there starting next month, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Tinkler said today in an interview.