Announcing the $300 million investment today, Ryanair said it would offer more than 55 weekly flights from the airport, carrying around one million passengers a year.
Last winter, Ryanair suspended some of its flights from Southend, including some domestic services.
However, it said its new base at the airport from April 2019 would create an additional 750 on site jobs.
It will fly from Southend next year to Alicante, Barcelona Reus, Bilbao, Brest, Corfu, Cluj, Dublin, Faro, Kosice, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Palma and Venice.
Dublin will get a twice daily service from Southend, while the other destinations will be served by up to five flights a week.
Ryanair's chief commercial officer David O'Brien said: "We are pleased to add London Southend Airport to our UK base network. Ryanair guests travelling to and from London and the Essex area can now enjoy low fares on a choice of 13 routes through London Southend's exceptionally passenger friendly terminal.
"Southend Airport's train station will deliver direct services from the terminal to London Liverpool St and also the new Crossrail service (opening in 2019), making the airport even more accessible from all parts of London."
Stobart Group CEO Warwick Brady said: "We are delighted to welcome Ryanair and its guests to London Southend in S2019. We have a clear and focused strategy to grow our airport to welcome over five million passengers a year by 2022.
"This news will help us achieve that aim, and Ryanair will be a valuable partner to Stobart Group in developing London Southend airport with 13 routes and six new destinations, allowing us to play a key role in solving London's capacity crisis.
"We look forward to delivering a great service to Ryanair guests to ensure we support the extraordinary growth of Ryanair operations out of London."
Courtesy of Travelmole
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Edited by
Glynis HT Admin
2018-06-13 17:25:00
