Aer Arann London Southend Airport to Galway Airport ATR72 Full Takeoff & Landing Ireland Part 1

This is part one of my 'video diary' of a trip to Galway from Southend Airport during Easter weekend 2011. Flight RE401 on Good Friday was full, I was in row 11 and tried to capture the takeoff from Southend, including taxxing past photographers and an Astreus 757 in Iron Maiden colours. We flew right over my house back in Essex, and I managed to capture a bit of aerial footage of my home town. The video features a nice landing at Galway Airport as we pass the galway races stadium. My thanks to the staff at Southend, the crew on Aer Arann and the team at Galway Airport. None of them know me, but I'd like to say a big thank you for a really nice experience. NOTE - PART 2 TO COME, WITH SCENERY FROM IRELAND AND MORE Aer Arann ATRS!

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[rodjames98]

@CountVis Sadly though, I don't see air malta making a return to SEN, they are currently in deep financial trouble and in 2009 axed their daily MLA/STN service, so a revival here seems unlikely to me ? I live off of the memory!

[rodjames98]

@bananamanuk He does!

[rodjames98]

@CountVis Thats good news ! What you mentioned referred to the displaced threshold at the start of 06 I presume ? This was originally in place due to a terrace of old cottages on the extreme side of eastwoodbury lane which were removed I think in 1980? Did you know also that in 1981 Hispania airlines operated a weekly caravelle jet into SEN? strange but true!

[bananamanuk]

@1860george Hi 1860George @IronMaiden leased the aircraft from Astreus Airlines, I believe this is who Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden flies for. The aircraft was used to transport the group on their world tour. Had seen a lot of photos of this aircraft and was so surprised to see it @SouthendAirport was another nice surprise on that day. Thanks for watching, I hope this helped. @Aviationvideos

[bananamanuk]

@CountVis thanks for your input CountVis. SEN isn't my local airport so I don't get to see what's going on there that often. I'm sure rodjames will appreciate your additional response.

[CountVis]

@bananamanuk easyJet will certainly need to runway extension to operate at all, even the shortest routes since the declarable runway lengths such as landing distance are much shorter than the physical length of the already short runway due to obstructions. New CAA regs make a similar operation to the Air Malta flights impossible today.

However that is irrelevant now, since the runway extension is progressing ahead of schedule (so far)and with a bit of luck completed before the end of the year

[bananamanuk]

@rodjames98 Some great memories there on flying on the 737-200, I suppose with engine improvements and lighter composite materials, current generation aircraft are better equipped for making fewer fuel stops etc. but I'm not sure of the operating characteristics from SEN for the A319 without the runway extension. Anyway, this could all be academic if everything has now started. Thanks again for your comments.

[rodjames98]

@bananamanuk Yeah, I think I saw the diversion measures taking place. They would be able to operate as you say but the limitation is there with the full load thing. I can remember vividly flying out of there in the eightees with air malta using a 737/200 and although the load factor was around 97% the a/c had to make an en route fuelling stop! usually this was Gatwick, or sometimes Ostend.

[bananamanuk]

@rodjames98 Hello there RodJames98, thanks for your comment. I believe the SEN runway extension has only just been given the final go-ahead and that the road at the end of the runway is going to be diverted. If you search online for Southend Airport news, this should help answer queries. I think Easy could probably still operate without the extension but without full loads. Thanks again for commenting (apologies for the delay in responding)

[rodjames98]

@bananamanuk Hi mate.as an update, I recently passed by SEN and noted all of the car park and terminal work going on, but what about the runway extension? there seems to be little progress with this, and without it easyjet will not be launching anything from there in april ?