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London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport

Airlines and Aviation

Stansted, Essex 23,353 followers

About us

London Stansted Airport is part of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) - the UK's largest airport group, which also owns Manchester and East Midlands Airports.London Stansted Airport serves connections to more European destinations than any other airport in the UK, as well as providing access to the rest of the world through its daily links to Dubai. It is the only major UK airport with spare runway capacity, and last year secured permission to extend its terminal building to support future growth. The airport served 25m passengers in 2023, across 194 destinations.Interested in a career at London Stansted Airport? Visit mag-careers.comFollow our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/STN_AirportTikTok www.tiktok.com/@STN_AirportFacebook www.facebook.com/STN_AirportX twitter.com/STN_Airport

Website
www.stanstedairport.com

External link for London Stansted Airport

Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Stansted, Essex
Type
Public Company
Founded
1966
Specialties
Airports, Airport Management, Aviation, and Property Management

Locations

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    Enterprise House

    Bassingbourne Road

    Stansted, Essex CM24 1QW, GB

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  • We are pleased to share one of the first videos DWP has produced after their visit to London Stansted. This video features Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and our apprentices.#NationalApprenticeshipWeek

    Employers, did you know you could get £1,000 from the Government?Find out more about the benefits of taking on apprentices:https://ow.ly/MhZG50YeYHw#NAW2026

  • January got 2026 off to a strong start atLondon Stansted Airport, with passenger numbers continuing to rise year on year! ✈️📈 The airport welcomed 1.9m passengers in January, representing a 2% increase compared to January 2025, as travellers kicked off the new year with trips across Europe and beyond.📦 Alongside passenger growth, Stansted handled 23,380 tonnes of cargo during the month, underlining its vital role in keeping goods moving in and out of the UK.🌍 The top three most popular countries during the month were Italy, Spain, and Turkey, while the busiest routes were Istanbul, Dublin and Edinburgh. 🎓 The month also saw the airport host its first Aviation Careers Festival, welcoming over 500 students from across Essex and Hertfordshire, inspiring the next generation to explore careers in aviation.Read more 🔗https://bit.ly/4ajsTBS

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  • Our Managing Director,Gareth Powell OBE, has penned a blog about last week’s Aviation Careers Festival - what it meant for the students who came along and why investing in young people matters so much for the future of aviation. ✈️We welcomed more than 500 students from across Essex and Hertfordshire, giving them a hands-on insight into the wide range of careers available to them across the airport and aviation industry! Read more in Gareth's blog post 👉https://bit.ly/4tkGYWQ

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  • Inspiring future aviation talent atLondon Stansted Airport! ✈️Yesterday, we welcomed over 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ students from across Essex and Hertfordshire to our first Aviation Careers Festival, giving them a hands-on insight into the wide range of careers available across the airport and aviation industry!Students took part in flight simulators, engineering challenges and technology demonstrations, heard directly from industry professionals about their career journeys, and received CPR training thanks to Essex and Herts Air Ambulance!Gareth Powell OBE, Managing Director at London Stansted said: “We’re proud to have hosted such an inspiring event for local young people. As the largest single-site employer in the East of England, London Stansted offers a huge range of exciting career paths, and this festival gives students the chance to experience that first-hand. Our partners and colleagues did a fantastic job showcasing the skills and technology that keep our airport running.”A huge thank you to our partners and colleagues who helped make the day such a success. 💙 Read more 🔗https://bit.ly/49WGMFX

  • London Stansted Airport had its busiest ever year in 2025 as passenger numbers passed the 30m milestone for the first time in the airport’s history!✈️📈 The airport handled 2.26m passengers in December, a 1.6% increase on the same month in 2024. That also included thousands of overseas visitors choosing the airport as their gateway to London and the east of England over Christmas and the new year period. 🌍 The year saw Dublin and Istanbul as the two most popular destinations with nearly 1m passengers flying to and from Stansted to each location, with Edinburgh once again completing the top three. Turkey joined Spain and Italy as the top countries for passengers, replacing Poland in third place. 🛂 A host of new route launches and seat capacity increases saw the airport record 16 days when passenger numbers topped 100,000, up from 10 last year!Read more 🔗https://bit.ly/45adyQX

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    ✈️ Baggage systems don’t fail when it’s convenient. They fail under pressure.Airport baggage handling runs non-stop. There’s no good time for a breakdown. Thankfully, most failures aren’t hard to fix. They’re simply detected too late.AtLondon Stansted Airport, early insight from our SAM4 technology has been a game-changer. Flagging mechanical issues before failure allowed them to resolve three incidents with zero unplanned downtime, avoiding around €170,000 in related costs.No shutdowns. No disruption. Just smarter asset management.🏆 Read our case study:https://lnkd.in/d2W8mZQE 🛄 How fault detection protects baggage operations:https://lnkd.in/dNt_UcG7👉 Learn more about SAM4:https://bit.ly/4qcgXHu#ConditionMonitoring#PredictiveMaintenance#SmartAssetMonitoring#Airports#Aviation

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  • This Christmas, the magic is made by our people🎄✨Written and performed by our Airfield Operations team and featuring colleagues from acrossLondon Stansted Airport - this one’s for everyone working to keep journeys flying this festive season!A huge thank you to all our teams who keep the airport moving this festive season - and we look forward to welcoming our passengers and sending you on your way as you begin your Christmas journeys with us!🎄✈️❤️

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  • Big news today forLondon Stansted Airport!We’re delighted to share that Uttlesford District Council has approved our plans to increase our annual passenger limit to 51 million, unlocking huge opportunities for the region over the next 20 years.This milestone means we can make the best use of our existing single runway and grow sustainably without increasing the number of flights or expanding beyond our current footprint.Growing Stansted to the new limit would unlock:- 4,500 new jobs, supported by our training and education facilities- Improved transport links, including upgrades to M11 Junction 8 and enhanced local bus services- Half of all passenger journeys by public transport, easing pressure on local roads- Investment in local infrastructure and community initiativesAsGareth Powell, the airport's Managing Director, said: "This approval lays the foundations for long-term sustainable growth, creating thousands of jobs, attracting new routes, and delivering widespread social and economic benefits - all while decarbonising our operations and growing responsibly."Thank you to everyone who supported our plans. We look forward to working together to turn our ambition for London Stansted into reality.

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  • ✈️ Airline Support Grows forLondon Stansted Airport’s Expansion PlansLondon Stansted's planning application to increase passenger numbers to 51 million per year over the next two decades has received strong backing from a number of leading airlines.Ahead of this week’s planning committee decision at Uttlesford District Council, several major carriers have formally voiced their support. Airlines submitting letters includeEmirates,Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline,Jet2.com and Jet2holidays,Pegasus Airlines,AJet andTurkish Airlines, highlighting confidence in Stansted’s long-term growth and connectivity.Read more ➡️https://bit.ly/4pFS7zt

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  • London Stansted had its busiest-ever November 🎉📈 The number of passengers using London Stansted in the 12-months to the end of November stands at 29.99 million, up 1.3% on the previous year.✈️ Airline punctuality during the month was strong with 80% of all flights operating on time, and with more than 90% of first wave morning departures leaving on schedule.🎁 1.4 million passengers are expected to travel through between 19 December 2025 and 4 January 2026 as they head away to celebrate the festive period. Read more here ➡️https://bit.ly/44IxMkL

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