Passenger increases at Southend

There's big a sharp increase in the number of passengers using Southend airport

Passengers numbers top a hundred thousand at Southend

A flight lands at Southend Credit: ITV Meridian

The number of people flying from Southend has rocketed since Easyjet moved to the airport in April.

More than a hundred thousand passengers have travelled through the airport over the last two months.

Southend Council is setting up a new committee to find out about noise levels and flight numbers.