Passengers using the drop-off zone outside London Stansted Airport will face higher fees, with the cost for stays between 15 and 30 minutes rising to £28. The airport has also increased its short-stay “express set down” charge by around 40%, from £7 to £10 for visits of under 15 minutes. Ai...

Turkish Airlines has added London Stansted Airport to its flight network as its third destination in the UK capital, following London Heathrow and London Gatwick. With the launch of Stansted flights, which will be operated with 15 weekly frequencies, the flag carrier’s network in the United Kin...

Uttlesford District Council has given permission to Stansted Airport to increase its capacity to 51 million passengers a year. The plans were approved at a meeting earlier today (17 December), and are set to make Stansted the country's second busiest airport after Heathrow. Stansted had already se...

British Airway’s subsidiary, BA Cityflyer, announces three new routes to popular destinations in France, Italy, and Spain, for summer 2026. These additions bring BA Cityflyer’s destinations to almost 30 across Europe. From 23 May to 1 September, BA Cityflyer will operate twice weekly fights f...

The newly elected mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow, has backed London Stansted’s plans to raise its passenger cap from 43 to 51 million a year, without increasing the number of flights beyond current permissions. During a behind-the-scenes tour with managing director Garet...

Turkish Airlines is launching flights from London Stansted Airport on 18 March 2026, offering UK passengers even more convenient access to Istanbul and beyond. The national flag carrier will operate 14 weekly flights from Stansted to meet high demand for flights to Türkiye, home to Istanbul Airp...

Royal Air Maroc has this week launched its first-ever direct service between London Stansted Airport and Casablanca. The new route will operate three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with a Boeing B737-800 aircraft. Stansted said the move signals the "beginning of a beautiful ...

London Stansted is celebrating a landmark year as it welcomed a record-breaking 29.76 million passengers in 2024 - the busiest ever year in the airport’s history. The new annual high is a 5.8% increase on the previous record of 28.14 million passengers set in 2019. The airport also rounded o...

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has opened the doors to its new lounge at London Stansted Airport. The airline has invested more than GBP 4 million to design a spacious 900-square-metre lounge that can accommodate up to 125 guests, including First and Business Class custome...

London Stadium has today announced a new multi-year partnership with London Stansted Airport, part of the Manchester Airports Group (MAG). The partnership highlights the shared links from London Stadium, a premier sporting and entertainment venue in the east of London, and London Stansted Airport...

Samotics, a leading provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime, has been selected by London Stansted Airport to help reduce airport delays for its 27+ million annual travelers by improving the reliability of critical baggage handling equipme...

ChangeGroup, a leading provider of foreign currency and financial services around the world, has secured a deal to offer a range of currency exchange services at London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport, in partnership with Manchester Airports Group (MAG). This partnership extends Change...

Stunning visuals lit up the 63 metre NATS Air Traffic Control tower at London Stansted last night (May 21) in appreciation to the NHS and key workers. The giant projection was captured on camera by a drone as the nation took to their doorsteps once again to ‘clap for carers’. The dazzlin...

A major milestone has been reached at London Stansted to help staff better support passengers and their families affected by dementia. More than 1,000 Stansted Airport staff have become Dementia Friends and completed awareness training so they can help passengers with hidden disabilities when th...

Air India’s second long-haul route from London Stansted took to the skies this week with the launch of its new three-times a week service to Mumbai, the financial and entertainment capital of India. The new Mumbai service, the first ever direct link to India’s largest city from London Stanst...