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EasyJet has opened a new permanent three-aircraft base at Southend Airport, nearly five years after it was forced to withdraw due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The airline will run 122 flights per week across 20 routes, taking passengers to 13 new destinations and create 140 new jobs for pilots and cabin crew.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Essex reporter Jodie Halford has been finding out more...

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