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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Southend airport: Wizz Air ditches plans to set up Essex base as Ryanair rules out imminent return

London Southend Airport

London’s sixth airport has seen its prospects for recovery dwindle after Wizz Air dropped plans to set up a base there and Ryanair said it would not return in the near future.

Wizz Air last year announced a programme of flights to holiday destinations in Spain, Italy and Turkey from Southend airport in the summer of 2022.

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