On 2011-06-22, simon calder wrote:

Incidentally, I'm not sure when Gatwick became London Gatwick but it is the
same thing as Southend..... it's 25+ miles from the centre of London and
situated in Surrey!

From Euston, you'll need to change on the underground (Liverpool street,
Fenchurch street that sort of thing) before taking overground to Southend.
However, to Gatwick, you need to change underground at London Bridge (or
Clapham, I believe) to pick up Gatwick Express. Kings Cross (next to
Euston) is a direct underground to Heathrow..

Thing is, Southend will be used for short haul European flights which are
more likely to be currently served (around London, that is..) by Gatwick,
Stanstead, Luton, City Airport.....not so much from Heathrow...
So, the real comparison is between Southend and Gatwick, Stanstead and
Luton.....

My original point was that Southend (as is Gatwick) is a fair way from *
London* and coming into these airports means onward time and costs to add to
the Ryanair 'cheap' fares...

Why do you keep going on about Ryanair? Gatwick is dominated by Easyjet and
BA, with only a small handfull Ryanair routes. And they don't fly from
Southend at all, that's something Easyjet are planning to do.