Ryanair to open new base at Southend airport

Low-cost airline Ryanair is to open a new base at Southend Aiport next April.One million Ryanair passengers a year are likely to pass through the airport on more than 55 flights a week, with trains running between London Liverpool Street and the terminal.Southend will be Ryanair's 14th base, creating 750 on-site jobs according to the carrier, in what its chief commercial officer called a "vote of confidence in UK aviation".