Stansted Airport to add 5,000 jobs as part of £1.1bn expansion plan Business Keir Starmer unveiled proposals to expand Stansted's existing terminal building by a third at Monday's investment summit in London.
Heathrow: Passenger numbers soar as boss hails ‘busiest summer’ Transport and infrastructure Heathrow Airport has reported a fourth consecutive month of record-breaking passenger traffic in what has proved one of the UK’s busiest ever summers for travel demand. Some 8m travellers passed through in August, up 5.5 per cent year-on-year and bringing the West London hub’s rolling 12 month total to 82.6m. Heathrow said it was “on [...]
The government needs a flight plan Opinion Airport capacity is a vital national infrastructure issue critical to growth, but we have no idea where the government stands, says Eliot Wilson Michael O’Leary, the veteran CEO of Ryanair, is a reliable source of copy. Last week this paper reported his view that the next runway to be built to serve London would not [...]
London Stansted records busiest ever July as security now takes under 15 minutes August 12, 2024 London Stansted Airport has recorded its busiest ever July as travel demand booms in the peak summer months. Some 2.9m passengers passed through the hub’s terminal over the period, an increase of 3.4 per cent year-on-year. The figure marks the third busiest month in Stansted’s history and came after a record 53,000 passengers used the [...]
‘More work to do’ on airport accessibility, aviation watchdog warns August 7, 2024 Britain's aviation regulator has said "more work" needs to be done to improve airport accessibility, despite significant improvement over the last year.
Delays at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick airports as global IT outage grounds over 4,000 flights July 19, 2024 A global IT outage has wreaked havoc on air travel and caused the cancellation of over 1,000 flights worldwide on Friday - with the number expected to climb as the day progresses.
Why airport expansions fuelled by booming travel demand could be a double-edged sword July 15, 2024 In a report, the ratings agency Moody's said rising passenger numbers would drive "significant investment" in expansion projects.
Passenger numbers take off at owner of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports July 11, 2024 The group which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has seen passenger surge over the last year amid booming demand for travel.
Manchester and Stansted airports beat pre-pandemic passenger levels for the first time July 2, 2024 Manchester Airports Group, which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has had a record-breaking year as more than 60 million passengers travel through its gates.
London Stansted Airport has busiest ever May, before busiest ever summer June 11, 2024 Some 2.7m passengers passed through the hub last month, up 6.4 per cent year-on -year and surpassing the previous 2019 record by 143,000.