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THE canals of Amsterdam, the tapas bars of Barcelona and the beaches of Ibiza are now even more accessible to thousands of Essex families after Southend Airport's new terminal opened this week.

The 30 million terminal will handle two million passengers per year, with easyJet offering budget flights to destinations like Belfast, Faro and Mallorca.

SPARKLING AND MODERN: The new terminal forms part of Southend Airport's 100 million transformation

LANDING sTRIP: The longer runway

MORE ROOM: The new check-in area inside the revamped airport

EYE IN THE SKY: The airport's new control tower

eXCITING TIME: Managing director Alastair Welch

"We really wanted to redevelop Southend Airport in time for the Olympics and it is a really fun and exciting time for us," said managing director Alastair Welch.

A great fanfare heralded the opening ceremony on Tuesday, as an assortment of mayors, councillors, X Factor runners-up and tanned reality TV types were joined by airport chiefs on the red carpet.

The bosses had plenty to celebrate: the rejuvenation of the former World War One airbase represents the greatest international progress our county has made since Stansted Airport's award-winning terminal opened in 1991.

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