Tag: Stansted airport

Artemis Aerospace investigates the future plans for Stansted airport

The owners of London Stansted Airport recently announced a major investment package, including an extension to the terminal. Artemis Aerospace looks at the rise of Stansted and the new plans shaping its future … In wartime 1942 a runway was built by the US Air Force on the green fields of Es...

Stansted Airport to benefit from £1.1bn investment to boost growth

Stansted Airport to benefit from £1.1bn investment to boost growth

£1.1bn will be invested in Stansted Airport to boost the British economy, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced today at the International Investment Summit. The five-year investment is expected to double the airport's annual economic contribution to the UK to £2bn and create 5,000 new j...

Stansted power outage causes passenger delays

Passengers at Stansted Airport were left stranded on trains and planes on Sunday afternoon after a power outage affected the entire airport site. Dozens of people were left stuck on the fully automated shuttle system between terminals for almost an hour while flights were grounded and fire alarms...

Stansted Airport warns passengers of delays at Easter as passenger numbers increase 30-fold

Stansted Airport warns passengers of delays at Easter as passenger numbers increase 30-fold

By itv.com Passengers are being warned they could face delays at Stansted Airport, with more than 1.3 million people expected to pass through its doors in the next fortnight. Over the Easter holidays many people are expected to take advantage of a significant easing of travel restrictions in the U...

Emergency evacuation at Stansted airport slowed by passengers taking cabin baggage

Emergency evacuation at Stansted airport slowed by passengers taking cabin baggage

By Simon Calder, The Independent: Pressure is growing to lock overhead bins during take-off and landing. Passengers who insisted on taking their cabin baggage during an emergency evacuation at Stansted airport hindered the escape, an official accident investigation has concluded. A Laudamot...

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