At the height of its fame, there was even a glamour to Southend; the airport makes a cameo appearance in Goldfinger when Sean Connery takes his Aston Martin to Switzerland via the Carvair flights ...

it has featured in the James Bond film Goldfinger and grown significantly since being purchased by the Stobart Group in 2008. Scroll down to see more eye-catching photographs of Southend Airport ...

Fresh routes have been added to easyJet’s offering to fly from Southend Airport this winter, with two “fantastic” new ...

The Carvair planes date back to the Bristol Freighter, which started life at Southend airport and could carry ... DB5 on to a Carvair in pursuit of Goldfinger in the eponymous 1964 film.

A scene from Goldfinger may have been shot at Southend Airport, but this weekend another James Bond classic will be taking centre stage at the site. A screening of the 1965 film, Thunderball ...

So it was something of a surprise to pull up to the gate in Southend airport on the dot of half past four. Minutes after the first announcement, the captain said that his wish for an earlier slot ...

Marc Wilmott, pictured with the cockpit, grew up watching planes take off at Southend airport An aviation enthusiast ... DB5 on to a Carvair in pursuit of Goldfinger in the eponymous 1964 film.