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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Could easyJet put Southend on the map?

For second-tier airports in southeast England, the airlines’ summer season has begun with a bonanza of new routes.

Luton has gained yet another major airline – Jet2 – and now looks like the most competitive airport in the UK, if not Europe. The Bedfordshire airport is home to easyJet; the main British base for Wizz Air; an important Ryanair base; and now the fourth big player, Jet2, is lining up for departure.

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