London Southend Airport launches biggest ever giveaway with NUGS – £5,000 of holidays up for grabs
London Southend Airport has today launched its biggest ever giveaway, teaming up with NUGS to offer Essex residents the chance to win £5,000 worth of holidays to five popular destinations across its summer network.
From today, customers visiting NUGS can enjoy special holiday-flavoured nuggets, with a different destination featured each week as well as the chance to win a £1,000 holiday to that flavour destination.
The campaign kicks off with ‘NUGS Bravas’ to represent the Spanish Canary Islands, followed by Italy, Marrakech, Turkey and Ibiza, giving locals the opportunity to win sun-soaked escapes, city breaks and summer party destinations served directly from their local airport.
To enter, customers simply need to buy the featured holiday-flavoured nuggets (from their home in Progress Road, Leigh-on-Sea or by an online delivery service), take a photo of their portion and post it on social media tagging both London Southend Airport and NUGS. A winner will be randomly selected each week.
The five-week giveaway will conclude with an on-site event at London Southend Airport Mid Stay car park on Wednesday, 29 April, called the ‘party in the car park’. The family-friendly and free-to-attend activation will celebrate the first Ibiza flight of the summer season with 100 portions of free nuggets, drinks from Leigh-on-Sea Brewery, a live DJ and one final chance to win £1,000 credit – this time for a holiday to Ibiza.
Jude Winstanley, CEO at London Southend Airport, said: “We’re always looking for creative ways to connect with our local community, and this collaboration with NUGS is a fun way to bring together great food and great travel. With £5,000 worth of holidays up for grabs to fantastic destinations across our network, this is our biggest giveaway yet and a brilliant way to get people across Essex, London and East Anglia excited about flying from our award-winning airport this summer.”
Reis Esiroglu, owner of NUGS, added: “This is something completely different for our customers and we’re excited to be working with London Southend Airport to bring it to life and see people getting involved each week.”
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London Southend Airport was the UK’s fastest growing airport in 2025, with a 150% increase in passengers compared to 2024. This year, the airport will offer 26 destinations, with new routes to Jersey, Ibiza and Munich launching over the summer. Our dedicated on-site train station ensures seamless connectivity, with a 10-minute train-to-gate time and direct services from Stratford, London in 43 minutes and London Liverpool Street in just 52 minutes.
Renowned for sensational customer experience, we manage all key operations in-house, delivering an easy, speedy, friendly journey from arrival to departure. easyJet passengers rank us among the UK’s top airports for satisfaction and our own private London Southend Jet Centre is the fastest-growing in the country.