Airport slow on security move (From Echo)
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Airport slow on security move
11:37am Thursday 4th February 2010 in
How interesting to see Southend Airport has a plan to improve security at the new terminal.
Soon after the car-bomb attack in June, 2007, at Glasgow Airport, measures were put in place to prevent such attacks at all major airports. Southend has taken almost three years to react.
Your article (Jan 27) demonstrated the confidence felt by airport owners that expansion will go ahead, but fails to mention the anticipated rise in oil prices that will follow the decline of oil production, which could affect the number of planes able to fly from any airport, least of all from a small one like Southend.
Ted Lewin’s proposal to end night flights, made at the developmental control committee, sent councillors and advisers looking for answers from one another. The only answer given was that it would cost the airport money!
Running services all night costs money.
Employing a night security staff would cost less in monetary terms, and would mean thousands of people could sleep all night without interruption.
Finally, will someone explain the “potential investment from the Olympics” mentioned by MP James Duddridge.
Olympians and supporters know London City Airport is nearer the Olympic site, and will spend their money in London. How does that benefit Southend?
Kiti Theobald
Brendon Way
Westcliff
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Norfolk
says...
8:31am Fri 5 Feb 10
On the matter of City airport and the Olympics, there is no question of that airport being able to cater for anything more than a small percentage of the total numbers flying in for the Games. Airports as far away as Bournemouth are certainly expecting to meet some of that demand and Southend will be far better placed to do so.
As a footnote, shouldn't Mrs Theobald have mentioned her leadership role with SAEN in her address details to put her views in context?
Thames Gateway
says...
8:48am Fri 5 Feb 10
BASILBRUSH
says...
10:07am Fri 5 Feb 10
Not without a Public inquiry first!
tophatdt
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11:20am Sat 6 Feb 10
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j-w says...
2:06pm Thu 4 Feb 10
Let Stobart worry about how to run the airport efficiently and safely (with a lovely longer runway) and find something else to sing about.
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"Soon after the car-bomb attack in June, 2007, at Glasgow Airport, measures were put in place to prevent such attacks at all major airports. Southend has taken almost three years to react. " and "Your article (Jan 27) demonstrated the confidence felt by airport owners that expansion will go ahead, but fails to mention the anticipated rise in oil prices that will follow the decline of oil production, which could affect the number of planes able to fly from any airport, least of all from a small one like Southend."
so is Southend a major airport that should have implemented security measures 3 years ago or a small one that should worry about the future cost of oil?
If you honestly can't see how The Olympics can help attract passengers (once the lovely runway is built and Airlines decide to use it) then you need to go to Specsavers. I doubt Southend will be competing with London City for the Olympic games passengers but it will be certainly better to fly to than flying to Norwich, Southampton, Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, Newquay Etc Etc Etc to get to Stratford.