Update of Ryanair closure of London Southend Airport Base

Esken has provided an update following the announcement that Ryanair had decided to close its base at London Southend Airport ( LSA) with effect from 1 November 2021. David Shearer, Executive Chairman of Esken commented: “The terms of the deal which had been entered into with Ryanair in 2018 were based on a significantly different set of market and economic parameters to the present day. We are therefore commercially agnostic to this decision and will look to build sustainable and profitable passenger growth for LSA with a range of other carriers as demand recovers into a post pandemic world.” “LSA